stretcher
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She was taken off the plane on a stretcher when the flight landed in Los Angeles from Mexico, and was taken to hospital.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years on 23 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The stretcher bearers moved off slowly through the woods.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Last of all came orderlies with stretchers between them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
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
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
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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