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stretcher

[strech-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ər /
NOUN
litter
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NOUN
carrying bed
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"We more or less went voluntarily," the former careworker, 63, told AFP at a community centre kitted out with stretcher beds for a handful of evacuees, including herself and husband Ulrich.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

A team of veterinarians rushed to assist the visibly feeble creature, giving him water before carrying him away on a stretcher.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

There was a lengthy delay to the competition before Langton was taken away on a trolley and then a stretcher.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Henderson appeared to land awkwardly after falling from the advertising hoardings at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium following England's 3-2 victory and was pictured leaving the pitch on a stretcher.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

I want to do push-ups, but I can’t on the stretcher, and it’s probably a bad idea to do them on the tiled floor, which doesn’t look recently mopped.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

An AFP journalist at the hospital reported the four deceased Palestinians' bodies were laid on stretchers and wrapped in Palestinian flags while friends and relatives said their good-byes.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Footage from state media showed paramedics carrying stretchers at the site, with ambulances in the background.

From BBC May 23, 2026

AFP journalists at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital saw several adults and children being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

From the dark group stretchers move off again.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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

Roberts was sent off, while the French striker, 27, was stretchered off the field before being taken to hospital.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025



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