crane
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Vehicles are placed on metal racks that are lifted by crane and stored in the hold of cargo ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
They located an original spindle and replicated it, including the complex crane cutouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
A crane could then carry the spent fuel through the water to the storage pool, keeping the fuel rods submerged the whole time.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Some cranes, pelicans, and vultures weighing between 8kg and 21.5kg have hatchlings ranging from 110g to around 357g, corresponding to neonate-adult body mass ratios of about 1.3% to 4.5%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Working under the bridge's blue lights, dozens of Taiwanese army combat engineers assisted by cranes and trucks set up layers of concrete and steel barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls along the nearly one-kilometre-long bridge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The horizon is dominated by cranes, bulk carriers and container stacks – the visible parts of a vast energy and chemicals hub.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Visitors to the nation’s capital are being met with cranes hanging over the White House and construction at the site of the demolished East Wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The two cranes were intertwined in the clouds, silvery blues and grays, and Ma had added a large circle of gold and yellow threads above them.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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
In the next month or so a few large volcanic rocks will also be craned up to the top, to match the geology of the region, which includes a small streak of volcanic rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
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
He heard voices behind him and craned his neck.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Unhappily, for most of the audience it requires craning your neck to see it, making it an elaborate distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 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
Symptoms include seizures, a craning head motion known as “stargazing” and a comatose state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
"He captures Dylan's craning stance and the way he used hair and sunglasses as a mask, the insistent buzz and keen of his speaking and singing voice and the odd, touchy, insularity."
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
“What’s that?” the guy says, craning his neck to look at my sheet of paper.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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