crane
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When ready, the baskets were lifted out of the water by crane and placed on a barge alongside the Salvor, where researchers sifted through the contents by hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Images show the crane on its side and leaning on to part of a container vessel.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The disruption has affected thousands of people who work at the Spin Boldak market, such as crane operator Mohammad Naeem.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
She would stay there for hours, holding the golden crane in her lap.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
At the end of this process, private capital poured in, lining up the cranes and the hard hats.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Parts of the eastern side of the building were still exposed when AFP visited, with cranes at the top.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Visitors to the nation’s capital are being met with cranes hanging over the White House and construction at the site of the demolished East Wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Several rescuers run to the road and signal for engines to be shut off, cranes to stop and drills to be silenced.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
He cranes his neck and looks behind Hideo at the sidewalk.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
A swarm of tourists craned their necks to see the instalment of the cross's upper arm, visible amid the scaffolding and workers who put finishing touches from their harnesses.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The waste was then craned into skips and taken to landfill, the utility firm added.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Simone Biles craned her neck to watch the score flash across the big screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2024
During the final stretch of the Chicago race, they were leaning over barricades, necks craned, looking for their husbands flying by at a pace close to 4 minutes and 53 seconds per mile.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
I craned my neck up toward the looming screen where Harold Lloyd was making a frenzied dash down a road.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Unhappily, for most of the audience it requires craning your neck to see it, making it an elaborate distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
It has the same bustling feeling that envelops SW19, with fans queueing at the merchandise stalls or craning their necks at the practice courts for a glimpse of the players.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
My head pain was quelled thanks to the drugs, but now my neck and back began to flare up, the previous day’s slouching and craning setting in.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
You should position yourself so that you’re not craning your neck upward or to the side.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
By the time I took my second promenade, the women seated around Anna May were craning their necks her way.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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