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stretcher

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

Abascal, who had limited mobility and other health issues, was carried away from her apartment on a stretcher on Sept. 23 to a Madrid hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September after she was unable to afford rent increases.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As she hurried along the ground-floor corridor she met Fiona coming the other way on the front of a stretcher.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Retrieving busted bots on stretchers, one of the Humanoid Games’ best visual gags, may actually have originated with her league.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Laid out on makeshift stretchers, they were carried to a nearby ambulance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

That was that, Sierra had declared as they lay side by side on the hospital stretchers.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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 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

Cameron was stretchered off in the second half of the Hurricanes' 52-10 Super Rugby hammering of Moana Pasifika on Friday night, with coach Clark Laidlaw conceding "it didn't look good" for the classy one-Test playmaker.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 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

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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