stretcher
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A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers carried him on a stretcher.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
A team of veterinarians rushed to assist the visibly feeble creature, giving him water before carrying him away on a stretcher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
I pushed my way closer as Osh took one end of the stretcher, the surfman the other, and they headed toward another waiting cart.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
An AFP journalist at the hospital reported the four deceased Palestinians' bodies were laid on stretchers and wrapped in Palestinian flags while friends and relatives said their good-byes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Others at Bondi rushed from the beach into the fire, their red-and-yellow lifesaving boards working overtime as stretchers.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Relatives wept openly, clutching phones and identity cards, while medical teams hurried stretchers through the packed corridors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Like the Egyptians, the Indians had rope stretchers to survey fields and lay out temples.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The unused veteran was stretchered off and taken to hospital for surgery after hurting himself hurdling an advertising board in the victory celebrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The victory was marred only when star midfielder Ismaël Koné was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg after going down from a hard tackle.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
A celebratory evening for the hosts was marred by the sight of England striker Michelle Agyemang being stretchered off after she went down clutching her knee.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
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