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But above the ruins, perched in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a 35-foot-tall structure made of bright lights and giant metal crossbeams had withstood the flames spread by the Santa Ana winds.—Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 Six hours later, Kim and David watched their prize hauled tail-first to the crossbeam of the scales back at Darenberg’s dock in Montauk.—Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025 Videos captured the ensuing chaos as people on the shoreline and bridge span ran in terror, and Navy cadets dangled from the ship's crossbeams and sailcloth.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2025 That section once held a restaurant, a public restroom building, and several sea lion viewing holes — openings in the decking used to watch the pinnipeds lolling on the crossbeams below.—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crossbeam
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