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roost

[roost] / rust /
NOUN
perch
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And he has been patrolling the skies and the lawns since 2008, ruling the roost at the centuries old site.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

At one point Neriya and her companions are ushered into the sanctum sanctorum of a corvid roost, where thousands if not millions of crows coexist in sophisticated collaboration.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

So I made my way to Highland Park to meet the one who rules the roost.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Gurgi beckoned them toward the chicken roost and the companions hurried after him.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

His team has closely monitored this elusive forest-dwelling species using "smart" roosts equipped with antennas to detect implanted microchips in the bats.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2025

How about a nocturnal animal like an owl or those nighttime migrants – will they start to rustle from their roosts before they realize it’s not night?

From Salon Apr. 6, 2024

At dusk, hundreds of wild parrots, some in large flocks, some singly or in pairs, approach from all directions, squawking loudly and circling overhead before settling on a variety of roosts.

From National Geographic Dec. 13, 2023

Two out of the three roosts have been sprayed.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2023

The rattlesnake’s head appears behind one of the roosts.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

To test the method, the team examined hundreds of tiny fossil bones left behind by owls that once roosted inside the cave.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Many of these were condors that had roosted in Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs, the same place where captive-bred birds were first released in 1996.

From Scientific American Aug. 29, 2023

I pushed the issue, saying I was working on a novel about this relative, and would just enjoy seeing where he'd roosted all these years, but she was shaking her head no, no, no.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2021

On the blackened stump, they found traces of DNA left behind by bats that had apparently roosted in the tree.

From Science Magazine Jan. 28, 2021

I usually came home at night with the nuthatch that roosted in a nearby sapling.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Chicken thighs are roosting in recipes from high-end wellness resorts for top spenders and in the grocery carts of average consumers who are increasingly steering toward poultry because of record-high beef prices in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Expect to see and hear more chickens roosting in the next four years.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2025

In mid Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier in Ceredigion attracts both amusement arcade enthusiasts and roosting starlings who draw crowds when they flock to create magnificent murmurations.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

And as part of the toll lane, they have requested Caltrans create a plan that would ensure the bats aren’t disturbed going forward, especially in their roosting season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2024

Now she was roosting comfortably in the stern, nibbling bits of jerky and reciting random lines from Charles Dickens and 50 Tricks to Teach Your Dog.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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