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perched

verb as in sit atop of

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On one hand, Oracle today looks perfectly positioned, and on the other, precariously perched, which isn’t an unusual position for the company.

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The sun is perched on the horizon, the sky is pink and blue, there are trees and plants.

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Rashford turned away to accept the acclaim of Barcelona's fans perched high in the Leazes End, the previous taunts of Newcastle's supporters silenced.

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Lachlan Murdoch is perched atop the publishing firm that includes the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, the Times of London, HarperCollins publishing house and newspapers in his family’s native Australia.

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The high-security complex, perched on the northern edge of Tehran, has held thousands of political prisoners over the past half-century.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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