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perches

NOUN
object placed high for sitting on
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The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Once inside, the bird perches on a carved head of Pallas before engaging the man in a strange conversation in which it repeats a single dread word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

So on less desperate days, he perches a bowl of ice cubes in front of a small fan to cool down his dormitory room - what he calls "a homemade air-conditioner".

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Questions remain whether this is The Bench, for the three interchangeable perches were treated equally as they were carted about.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place.The birds jumped on to their perches, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell



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