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crane

[krayn] / kreɪn /




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At one point during production, 20 crew members pushed a camera crane up a hill to save money, people who worked on the film said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

When the crew didn’t have a motorized base that cost about $10,000, they manually pushed a camera crane up a hill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Everest — like lowering a crane into an icefall crevasse by helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Maan, 61, of Ashford, Kent, was the crane supervisor responsible for overseeing and supervising lifting operations on the site.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Alex watched as a crane swooped down on one of the cars, seized it in a metallic grip, and dropped it into a crusher.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Emergency services combed through the wreckage at night to find further victims on the key line linking Madrid with the southern city of Seville, hoisting pieces of mangled metal with cranes, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The cranes haven’t come down near JPMorgan’s headquarters yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“How many cranes are there in downtown Los Angeles today?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Temporary foundations and platforms for heavy machinery were built and specialist cranes brought in.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I was only trying to call her in cranes and the string broke! My husband will kill me if I do not catch her again. He is so hasty and such a keen falconer.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

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

Marcy Baker craned her neck and peered around the girl next to her to get a good look at me.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

If you’ve ever found yourself driving along Highway 395, chances are good you’ve been craning your head west toward the Range of Light, staring at the formidable granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

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

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

I took a deep breath to calm myself and walked to the road, craning my neck to look for her bus.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez


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