roost
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So I made my way to Highland Park to meet the one who rules the roost.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
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
There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
At Real Madrid the squad's biggest names tend to rule the roost and despite a good start in terms of results, cracks began to show as Alonso's approach did not suit them.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
Christopher stared as a phoenix came to roost atop a lamppost; nobody looked twice.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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