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crane

[kreyn] / kreɪn /




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Claw machine lover Neiki Lee carefully lowers the metal jaws of a crane with a joystick into a pool of prizes, only to have the small toy slip from its clutches again and again.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Watched and photographed by a host of humans, the annual migration of the sandhill crane, once nearly extinct, begins from an Indiana wetland in the twilight of late fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

With part of the nine-story building still standing, Sabbagh was able to use a crane to reach one of his mother's cupboards and retrieve a photo album.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Years earlier, the original Craftsman had been torn down; the current house, a sweepstakes prize, arrived in two pieces by crane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

She would stay there for hours, holding the golden crane in her lap.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr




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