stretcher
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Video shows him being placed on a stretcher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
The figure was decided upon after factoring in the weight of the rescuer, stretcher and other kit that would add to the combined total.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
But in October, it is being carried out on a stretcher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The government introduced the measures after nationwide protests following the eviction, on a stretcher, of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from a Madrid apartment she had occupied for around seven decades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
I crash on the stretcher with my hoodie draped dejectedly over my head, but there are way too many thoughts in my brain.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
They came up with the stretchers as yet another way to humanize robots for a wide audience.
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
It took six EMTs and two teachers — Mr. Varner and Coach Clapp — to shift the van far enough away from us to bring the stretchers in.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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
Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
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