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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

She was taken off the plane on a stretcher when the flight landed in Los Angeles from Mexico, and was taken to hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 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

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

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

It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

That was that, Sierra had declared as they lay side by side on the hospital stretchers.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

The Indianapolis Colts continued their strong start, improving to 5-1 with a 31-27 home victory over the Arizona Cardinals -- who saw tight end Travis Vokolek stretchered off early with a frightening neck injury.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025

A stoppage loss to David Price in 2019 ended with Allen being stretchered out of the ring and he gave up the sport the following year.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025


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