crane
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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
Once they’ve reached their capacity of about 20,000 pounds, a boat hauls everything to the harbor and a crane scoops it out in nets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
We got there just in time to see the men using a big crane to lift up the fifty-ton pedestal, swing it over the foundation, and lower it in place.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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