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crossbeam

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as in beam

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Recent Examples of crossbeam In the footage, the driver can be seen climbing over a railing and going under the span, moving between crossbeams while more than 200 feet above the water. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 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 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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Noun

The formal dining room, located southeast of the front door, features what the book calls false-wood beams in the plaster ceiling.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
According to the researchers, future development will focus on improving energy beam control while reducing the size and cost of high-power microwave systems.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place on the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) on May 3, 1973.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

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The Ramsey County board unanimously approved a salary increase for county manager Ling Becker on Tuesday.

— Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

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