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roost

[roost] / rust /
NOUN
perch
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That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Maddox' mother Kiera said that the girl cousins are "definitely going to rule the roost".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

But even in California, dairy milk still rules the roost, and every year for nearly 70 years, the California Milk Advisory Board has crowned its California Dairy Princess as its dairy ambassador.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

We have to keep the doors shut so the chickens won’t roost.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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