stretcher
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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
In 2016, Blair was removed from a plane on a stretcher after another outburst on a flight.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
For families without vehicles, reaching it can mean muddy tracks, a makeshift bamboo stretcher or a motorcycle - and a day's lost wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I lay on the stretcher table, staring up out of my right eye at the fluorescent light on the ceiling.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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On the tarmac, where evacuees were processed before travelling onwards, some elderly residents were so weak they had to be carried on stretchers.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
They came up with the stretchers as yet another way to humanize robots for a wide audience.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Survivors from Nepal's flood-ravaged districts, some on stretchers, others gently supported by the shoulders, were airlifted to safety on Thursday as the constant roar of helicopters echoed across the devastated town of Bidur.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then they stepped into the shell, sat down and laced their feet into the stretchers, pushed off from the float, and started to paddle up the lake toward the starting line.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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 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
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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