crane
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Ableman, who lived in the village, near St Ives, was hit by the loose grabber crane at about 11:15 BST on 22 September 2022, as it was transported on a lorry on the B1050.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
"It was his failure to adequately secure the boom of his crane which amounted to carelessness," Carter said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It is assembled by 10 team members over five days with the use of a 70-ton crane.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
It’s not too late to save the whooping crane, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the piping plover or any of the other 86 birds on the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The music played on while at the other end of the room, Lady Augusta Drear, tall as a crane, ransacked the Chippendale desk for the guest list.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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