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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

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

"We more or less went voluntarily," the former careworker, 63, told AFP at a community centre kitted out with stretcher beds for a handful of evacuees, including herself and husband Ulrich.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

A team of veterinarians rushed to assist the visibly feeble creature, giving him water before carrying him away on a stretcher.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

An ambulance has pulled up to the curb, and one uniformed paramedic is pulling a stretcher out of the back of the vehicle while another is bent over Max, taking my place.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

The man films as he moves around inside the centre, where more bodies are kept on stretchers as well as the floor.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Relatives wept openly, clutching phones and identity cards, while medical teams hurried stretchers through the packed corridors.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

On homemade stretchers, in wheelbarrows, on carts, slung across shoulders, and clenched tight in arms.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

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



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