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as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in lodged
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace
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Rugged lodges perched on sprawling acres of land offer up hiking and biking aplenty.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025 -
City officials said the event was unrelated to the continual land movement known as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) southeast, that has wreaked havoc on scores of multimillion-dollar homes perched over the Pacific Ocean.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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One month before the fatal shooting in August, on July 11, gunshots destroyed 11 windows at The Grand; Bullets entered the apartment building and lodged into cabinets and walls, the suit claims.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court ordered that Roberts be detained and was advised that an immigration detainer has been lodged, according to the docket.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit landed as a midnight deadline to fund the government fast approached, with no deal in sight and both parties trading blame.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the snap, the group poses with their arms around one another while nestled between the leaves.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The town is located just six miles north of Tucson, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains at an elevation of 2,620 feet.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite the risks, Democratic strategists like James Carville believe the party is better positioned politically, noting that Republicans control both the House and the Senate, as well as the White House.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The low-cost autonomous cruise missile (LCACM) co-developed with US firm Anduril is designed for ground launch and optimized for independent or swarm employment, intentionally positioned beyond the typical loitering-munition envelope to straddle anti-landing and anti-ship roles.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Roosted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roosted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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