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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

Abascal, who had limited mobility and other health issues, was carried away from her apartment on a stretcher on Sept. 23 to a Madrid hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The government introduced the measures after nationwide protests following the eviction, on a stretcher, of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from a Madrid apartment she had occupied for around seven decades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

I won’t ever forget the look on Miss Love’s face as she watched us bring Grandpa in on the stretcher.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

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

It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Soon there were fifty or sixty stretchers jammed together outside the ER.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

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

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

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

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


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