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crane

[kreyn] / kreɪn /




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Images show the crane on its side and leaning on to part of a container vessel.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

There is also a separate structure on the property that Heigl used as her personal art studio, having transported it in using a crane, the description reveals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

The women had worked at one of the factories in town, one as a welder, another as a crane operator, and lived in the apartments constructed for its workers since the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

The golden crane stayed in its place of honor on the table.

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

The horizon is dominated by cranes, bulk carriers and container stacks – the visible parts of a vast energy and chemicals hub.

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

To do this, he had to run up and down a ladder attached to a huge machine, and push a variety of buttons that made gigantic cranes move like mechanical dinosaurs to lift the bundles.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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

Talking about the building process, Royds called it a "DIY makeover on steroids" and said 42,000 pieces of steel had to craned into the theatre, with thousands of people coming together to make it happen.

From BBC Nov. 13, 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

She craned her neck over the side of Hanuman’s hand, as if she could catch sight of a runaway thief.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Dorr was inspired by his wife, Nell, a renowned photographer, who was tired of riding shotgun and craning her neck out the window to see where the asphalt ended.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Symptoms include seizures, a craning head motion known as “stargazing” and a comatose state.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 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

People are craning their necks for a closer look at the injured runner.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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