stretcher
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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
Televised scenes of her being carried away from the flat on a stretcher sparked nationwide protests against Spain’s housing crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Guards followed Werfel through the crooked streets with the emissary on a stretcher.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
They came up with the stretchers as yet another way to humanize robots for a wide audience.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
They ferried them on stretchers to waiting vehicles and ambulances near the entrance to the mine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 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
The wounded knights were laid on stretchers in the outer room.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
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
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
The 30-year-old was stretchered from the field of play with his face in his hands.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
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