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gurney

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /


NOUN
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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

Fire paramedics can be seen taking Rees’ nephew in a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 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

Footage shared on social media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

Within moments, the airlock seals and medics in beefed-up envirosuits and masks come in with a gurney.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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