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stretcher

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

Hundreds of tents have occupied Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square since she was taken away on a stretcher last month after the real estate company that owned her flat drastically hiked the rent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A miner opened the gate and held it back as they walked the stretcher off.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Now, “you don’t see the hall stretchers, it just feels fine. There’s not equipment everywhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

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

I could see the stretchers being wheeled in, and I could see Mrs. Cadaver looking down at them.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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

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


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