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gurney

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /


NOUN
stretcher
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An hour later, on a gurney in the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai, I waited to be admitted overnight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Styles channels Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby, marching toward an incoming patient on a gurney as she’s pushed through the ER hallway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

While Mr. Morrison talked with one of the police, the men from the hearse maneuvered a gurney up the rotting steps.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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