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gurney

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /


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stretcher
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Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Once Matilde was placed on a gurney and moved into an ambulance, she was taken three miles to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

“If she left here on a gurney she will be at a hospital somewhere,” a rescue worker said.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

I burst through the doors, the smell of iodine and peroxide hits me, but all I have time to see is two men wearing surgical caps and a woman in green huddling over a gurney.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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