crane
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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
Two diggers, as well as a crane that was lifting up concrete slabs was also there.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
We both gave respectful curtsies, though I couldn’t help but add a few bows at the same time, which might have given me the appearance of a whooping crane in courting season.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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There are 35 species, ranging from ravens to cranes, falcons to storks.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
Bulldozers, diggers and cranes can be used to shift three storeys of concrete, for instance, to find someone trapped, Selvakumaran says.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Installation of the display involved dozens of riggers and two cranes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Turner Station is less than a mile across in any direction, its horizon lined with skyscraper-sized shipping cranes and smokestacks billowing thick clouds from Sparrows Point.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Fans craned their necks for any views they could get from the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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
Standing beside Muul along a sidewalk in the Gatewood neighborhood, I craned my neck to look for the merlin at the top of a tall tree but all I saw were branches.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
If he craned his neck, he could squint up at the murky sky.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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As more blacked-out vehicles entered the area, the more excited the crowd grew, with several craning their necks to peek at the stars exiting their vehicles.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
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
The man appeared alert, yelling and craning his head as he was hoisted into the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
He stood at their very roots: craning his neck at vast, swooping ice-faces, at black peaks that pierced the clouds.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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