In the latter case, the curious birds either jumped down from the perch and walked around the barrier to have a look or leapt on top of it and peered over.

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Myers' daughter, seeing that the driver left the car door open, went over and peered inside to see personal items that included what looked like a bundle of cash in reality, a dollar bill wrapped around pieces of newspaper.

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U.S. soldiers peered silently through night-vision goggles over the side of the truck into the darkness.

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