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
An ambulance was called and he was taken away on a stretcher wearing a pelvic brace.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She walked regally behind the stretcher to the ambulance.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
AFP journalists at a major hospital on Friday afternoon saw several people, including children, being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 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
Guenever herself, ushered into a small waiting-room while the state apartments were made ready for her reception, added to the confusion by insisting on bandages and hot water and stretchers for her wounded men.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
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
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
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
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