perch
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But at age 87, from his perch as the head of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, it’s hard to imagine he now thinks he has anything left to prove.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Bass, who is running for a second four-year term, was in first place on election night and has held on to her perch since then.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In recent seasons, he stopped sitting on the pit wall, trading his race-day perch on the asphalt for a bank of computer monitors inside the garage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
I don't remember covering another election where a party leader admitted their own perch in Parliament might disappear.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
She hopped down from her perch and clucked her way over to the floor below the window, clucking louder and louder.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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