Word: perched
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...here in Galilee - where Druze and Arab villages perch on the same scrubby ridgelines as Jewish towns, all within easy reach of Hizballah rockets, and the region's peoples continue to squabble over the mantle of historic victimhood - young Americans committed to God and Zion may find comfort in a world of Death-eaters and wizards...
...Harvard's penalty ended, a fantastic save by Richter diving from his perch at the right post all the way across the net to smother a shot by Vermont from near the left post. Both teams back to full strength...
...course, no House was more widely represented than legendary Kirkland, whose shield could be seen instilling fear in River-Dwellers and Quadlings alike from its mighty perch on the backs of the K-House faithful from anywhere on the Charles...
...music swells, the stage is empty. Then, through a door on the right, a slight blonde woman strides into view. The crowd rises in thunderous applause. From my perch in the Dress Circle of Carnegie Hall, I can see J.K. Rowling...
Boatright, a bright, personable kid with a supportive extended family worth rooting for, knows he's a marked man. Every point guard from Chicago to Peoria wants to knock the hotshot USC recruit off his perch. He's unfazed. "I like the pressure," says Boatright, noshing on a chocolate long john at Dunkin' Donuts before a Saturday-morning shootaround. "I feed off it. I hear all the negative stuff, I just add another workout. I'll make them feel stupid...