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dolly

[dol-ee] / ˈdɒl i /
NOUN
handtruck
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It’s telling that while Mr. Deakins takes pains to praise his longtime gaffer, key grip, dolly grip, best boy and more, he never bothers to define those roles for the lay reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Head had completed his third century of the series and was on 121 when Jacks dropped a dolly on the leg-side boundary.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

But, Eisenberg said, the scenes where they could ditch the dolly and just follow Culkin “sparkled.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

“I think there’s a publicist at Paramount I need to have lunch with soon, and there’s a dolly grip at Fox,” he quipped.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2023

The little girl with the dolly waved excitedly to me, as if reunited with a long-lost friend.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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