stretcher
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One man had his hands joined in a gesture of thanks or prayer as he was carried away in a stretcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It got better when a pair of solemn-looking humans carried the competitor away on a stretcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The sight afterwards was a sobering one as Itauma - who suffered a first defeat in his 15th pro fight - left the arena on a stretcher, before being taken to hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
"We more or less went voluntarily," the former careworker, 63, told AFP at a community centre kitted out with stretcher beds for a handful of evacuees, including herself and husband Ulrich.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gregor resisted all attempts to be loaded on a stretcher, although he did accept a cold cloth for his nose.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
The remains were laid out on stretchers and covered with flags.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The four men were then seen being laid on stretchers, covered by foil blankets, and receiving medical attention.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Relatives wept openly, clutching phones and identity cards, while medical teams hurried stretchers through the packed corridors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
He and Pawlak would hurry out to the cement landing pad by the hospital to pull loaded stretchers off the choppers and rush the injured into the ER.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
The 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Milan, who lost Matteo Gabbia to a muscle problem in the warm-up, suffered another blow early on at the San Siro when Ruben Loftus-Cheek had to be stretchered off with a head injury.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 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
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
He was clearly discomforted by the swelling on his foot and had to be stretchered from the field.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
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