crane
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In crane maker Tadano, it holds an 11% stake valued at about $120 million, making it the largest shareholder, and has a director on the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They located an original spindle and replicated it, including the complex crane cutouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"If you are sitting in a crane, you need three and a half minutes to get down and go to the shelter. There's literally no time to do that."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
When ready, the baskets were lifted out of the water by crane and placed on a barge alongside the Salvor, where researchers sifted through the contents by hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I had to crane my neck to see their tops, but the sky was so bright and the sun was so high I started sneezing.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
The Kenyan government has already built a large container port on the mainland a few miles from Lamu Island, its lights and cranes visible from the rooftop of Banana House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He most often cites Serbia's infrastructure and improved living standards as proof of his success, once pledging to make the country a "land of cranes".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
“How many cranes are there in downtown Los Angeles today?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Carlos Lopez Carregado, General Manager at Harland & Wolff, said the overhaul would treat the cranes "with utmost respect".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He cranes his neck and looks behind Hideo at the sidewalk.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Shortly after, at a small neighborhood restaurant I raced down a 30 mph road to get to, nearly every patron craned their necks to look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
The waste was then craned into skips and taken to landfill, the utility firm added.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
I secretly loved how the flower craned skyward, never quick to diminish its presence, what I considered its sharp elegance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
Clara craned her neck to look into the theater.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
You should position yourself so that you’re not craning your neck upward or to the side.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
She saw many of them craning to look upward at this drift of Dust.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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