telescopic
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“This moment is very depressing,” cinematographer Dan Laustsen says of Claire’s funeral, filmed in Scotland using a telescopic camera crane and a somber palette.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
The engineer, from Beckenham in south-east London, was left trapped underneath the telescopic urinal, which dropped on him while he was working on the device, last February's inquest was told.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
These satellites are now increasingly obstructing telescopic space exploration, both on the ground and in space.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024
Scientists had hoped the probe would follow up on hints from telescopic surveys of an active plume erupting from Europa into space.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 2, 2024
Behind Mad-Eye’s eye, a telescopic attachment enabled Umbridge to spy on the workers on the other side of the door.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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