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[roost] / rust /
NOUN
perch
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On Tuesday, they were spotted together in a favorite roost tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The finding was later confirmed in follow-up surveys, marking the first confirmed roost of the species in South Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

As The Wall Street Journal’s Theo Francis details elsewhere, chip maker Nvidia rules the roost thanks to high scores on five of the six vectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

He visited the birch, sat in his favorite roost, and admired the birch’s buds as one admires a friend’s babies.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

The bat roosts are costing £166,000 and are part of the £372m major road upgrades which are due to be completed at the Gloucestershire junction over the next three years.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

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

"Protecting these maternity roosts, or promoting them where they do not yet exist, is an important part of conservation."

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 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

Evening was advancing toward the island; the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds, even the crying of the gulls that were returning to their roosts among the square rocks, were fainter.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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

Bats that were fleeing this human-caused disaster roosted above pigsties in Malaysia.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023

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

A blackbird with a yellow beak flew into the open area and roosted on a tree branch.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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

Madison’s annual Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza raised multiple alarms, as the detonations traumatized roosting birds and sent them fleeing, many into traffic, and damaged wetland duck habitats with toxic detritus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

Palmer finding his pigeon roosting in the closet every night after dinner.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli


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