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stretcher

[strech-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
NOUN
litter
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NOUN
carrying bed
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Video shows him being placed on a stretcher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

But in October, it is being carried out on a stretcher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Martinez needed treatment for eight minutes before leaving the pitch on a stretcher.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

In 2016, Blair was removed from a plane on a stretcher after another outburst on a flight.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Kat cannot be left by himself while I try to find a stretcher.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

They came up with the stretchers as yet another way to humanize robots for a wide audience.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

Footage from state media showed paramedics carrying stretchers at the site, with ambulances in the background.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Then they stepped into the shell, sat down and laced their feet into the stretchers, pushed off from the float, and started to paddle up the lake toward the starting line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

Meanwhile, defender Chadi Riad was stretchered off with a serious knee injury in the 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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

McMorris, who won bronze in slopestyle at the past three Games, was stretchered off the course in Livigno on Wednesday after his accident in training and taken to hospital as a precaution.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026


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