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Liam Dawson was trapped plumb in front and Ryan Higgins dollied a catch to backward point as Spirit's batters tried and failed to get to grips with the top T20 wicket-taker of all time.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Though it was also a thrill when you dollied in on films like the world’s top box-office hit of 2020, a title that had never made it through the walls of my particular media silo.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2021

Double was on hand Tuesday as the Möller was delivered from a Lithonia organ builder and dollied back to center stage.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2020

Then on the Serb’s serve in what he must have thought were the concluding moments of his work for the day, Djokovic dollied the most complacent of drop shots a tad long.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2015

Standard cinema technique is to use only one camera, which is dollied forward or backward for each different shot.

From Time Magazine Archive