stretcher
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Outlining the case on Monday, Paxton told the court bodies had been discovered "on the racks" of a cold storage area and one was found on a stretcher on the floor.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There was a lengthy delay to the competition before Langton was taken away on a trolley and then a stretcher.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Videos shared by Ukrainian emergency services on Telegram showed rescue workers and civilians carrying a woman out of an apartment building on a stretcher, her body covered in dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A medical worker carrying a stretcher told AFP that the hospital morgue was full.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Yes, from the United States,” I confirmed as I relinquished my end of the stretcher gratefully.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
They ferried them on stretchers to waiting vehicles and ambulances near the entrance to the mine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
AFP journalists at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital saw several adults and children being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 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
Two fire department ambulances have their lights flashing, and two teams of nurses and doctors are scrambling to get some rolling stretchers through the big center doors.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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
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
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
Roberts was sent off, while the French striker, 27, was stretchered off the field before being taken to hospital.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
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