crane
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A man has been taken to hospital after a crane appears to have collapsed on a ship at a dock on the south bank of the River Tyne.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 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
After making ten birds, Sadako lined them up on the table beside the golden crane.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
He and his team are already preparing breeding programmes for the critically endangered African white-backed vultures and endangered African grey crowned cranes.
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
The company has also proposed the use of AI-assisted remote-control cranes and driverless vehicles, it added.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Installation of the display involved dozens of riggers and two cranes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Sadako told him the story of the cranes.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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
After a few seconds, he turned back toward the field, showed the ball to the umpire and celebrated as Betts craned his neck and returned to the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
I craned my neck to see across the table, but I couldn’t read anything.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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
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
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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