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- noun Plural form of
perch . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
perch .
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Examples
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In less than two minutes the perches were again graced by the anxious group flight behaviors of sparrow families.
The hummers are gone... William "Papa" Meloney 2007
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A real challenge might shake some of the editors off their entitled perches to do some real investigative, challenging work.
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Allied to the perches is the pike-perch, of which two species are of some importance to the angler, one the wall-eye of eastern
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Sorry Nicholas, I did not mean any thing bad with my "perches" comm', just kiddin hope it was clear
We should have each other to tea, huh? We should have each other with cream. 2007
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Also, I wonder who Ms. Pink is I also had to ask my colleagues what "perches" means :-.
We should have each other to tea, huh? We should have each other with cream. 2007
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I was about to work for them 6 years ago (spill) when I realized that they are a little bit too "perches" to work efficiently...but nice people indeed (and nice workplace).
We should have each other to tea, huh? We should have each other with cream. 2007
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The Michigan Chronicle called it a victory for “an increasingly vociferous element in the community” who demanded that people like Jones, “who exist by the skillful intermixing of religion, fear, faith in God, and outright fakery solely for personal aggrandizement be driven from their lofty perches.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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No longer did the squirrel run up spruce trees, leap from branch to branch, or cling chattering to giddy perches.
Chapter VIII 2010
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Mrs. Brown steps past Mr. Pritchard and perches on the top step.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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As president, Obama suddenly turned a cold shoulder, rewarding few donors with government perches.
Obama 2012 team courts top donors Jason Horowitz 2011
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