stretcher
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In 2016, Blair was removed from a plane on a stretcher after another outburst on a flight.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September after she was unable to afford rent increases.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years on 23 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
I crash on the stretcher with my hoodie draped dejectedly over my head, but there are way too many thoughts in my brain.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the French port of Calais in the mid-morning, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets, an AFP correspondent said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
They came up with the stretchers as yet another way to humanize robots for a wide audience.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
AFP journalists at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital saw several adults and children being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Stretcher-bearers came in all the time, put their stretchers down, unloaded them and went away.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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It was so hot Nicolas Gonzalez, a fan sitting in the shade of the reserved level, saw a stadium attendant, overcome by heat, stretchered before the game even started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The victory was marred only when star midfielder Ismaël Koné was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg after going down from a hard tackle.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
There was less good news for Slot on the injury front after Japan midfielder Wataru Endo was stretchered off in the first half.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
The 30-year-old was stretchered from the field of play with his face in his hands.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Ioan's mum Nanette, who had seen him being stretchered up the hill, stayed with Bella, only telling her later how bad Ioan's injuries were.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
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