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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

The figure was decided upon after factoring in the weight of the rescuer, stretcher and other kit that would add to the combined total.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Cameras rolled as she was carried away on a stretcher, prompting instant public outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But one day the door flies open, the flat trolley rolls in, and there on the stretcher, pale, thin, upright and triumphant, with his shaggy head of curls sits Peter.

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

Retrieving busted bots on stretchers, one of the Humanoid Games’ best visual gags, may actually have originated with her league.

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

The four men were then seen being laid on stretchers, covered by foil blankets, and receiving medical attention.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

We see a dark group, bearers with stretchers, and larger black clumps moving about.

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

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

Former Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe was stretchered off the course during the women's halfpipe qualifiers at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday after suffering a heavy fall.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 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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