crane
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Two diggers, as well as a crane that was lifting up concrete slabs was also there.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
"The fire service had to come and get my grandmother down with a crane," Estevez told AFP in the tiny two-roomed apartment that she, her husband and children have moved into on the first floor.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 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
Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
I crane my neck to see if Mom has come into the caf without me noticing, but every time I check, she isn’t here.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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