crane
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McInnes, 34, of Islington, north London, was the crane operator.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The roof work comes with the view of a distant crane, which is helping to build a competitor’s data center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The roof had to be opened using a crane after the stairwell collapsed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Carriers fit two to four vehicles inside a container, which is lifted by crane onto a ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I crane my neck to see a taxi pull onto Astor Street.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
In 2008, before the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix was held at the circuit, Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr knew it did not have any overhead cranes to lift a damaged car from the track.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Gantry cranes were washed away, silt and boulders jammed the headworks, and floodwaters entered the power house, knocking the plant offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“How many cranes are there in downtown Los Angeles today?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her dad often did work high above the ground, sometimes even trotting across exposed beams in half-built skyscrapers to fix problems left behind by automated cranes.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Shortly after, at a small neighborhood restaurant I raced down a 30 mph road to get to, nearly every patron craned their necks to look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
Tugging at kite strings in the field are a group of children, their necks craned towards the skies.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
As the team crept toward her — carrying large wooden shields and a giant net — the animal’s head weaved, craned and rocked back and forth in frenzied rhythms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
He heard voices behind him and craned his neck.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
“I want to be able to get higher so I can see him,” he said while craning his neck to get a peek at the billboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Here in 2026, office workers often suffer from texting thumb after scrolling through endless feeds and tech neck after craning down to look at mobile devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
On July 14, it shared a painting depicting a young 19th-century couple in a covered wagon, craning over an infant, the plains and mountains extending into the distance behind them.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2025
You should position yourself so that you’re not craning your neck upward or to the side.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
We didn’t want to stand among a bunch of other kids, craning our necks and maybe elbowing people out of the way or being elbowed out by them.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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