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stretcher

[strech-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
NOUN
litter
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NOUN
carrying bed
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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

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

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

Itauma - who needed medical attention before leaving the arena on a stretcher - had been a heavy favourite after tearing through his first 14 opponents and was spoken about as heavyweight boxing's next superstar.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

If her left hand failed, the stretcher would certainly tip.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The remains were laid out on stretchers and covered with flags.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The four men were then seen being laid on stretchers, covered by foil blankets, and receiving medical attention.

From BBC May 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

Footage aired on Al Jazeera showed Palestinian casualties being taken on stretchers in ambulances Saturday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 4, 2025

Stretcher-bearers came in all the time, put their stretchers down, unloaded them and went away.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

The 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.

From BBC Aug. 2, 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

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

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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