stretcher
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Outlining the case on Monday, Paxton told the court bodies had been discovered "on the racks" of a cold storage area and one was found on a stretcher on the floor.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
Videos shared by Ukrainian emergency services on Telegram showed rescue workers and civilians carrying a woman out of an apartment building on a stretcher, her body covered in dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A helicopter flew him to Kathmandu, where an AFP team saw him carried out on a stretcher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
As she hurried along the ground-floor corridor she met Fiona coming the other way on the front of a stretcher.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
The remains were laid out on stretchers and covered with flags.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
Medics took people out of the station on stretchers and in wheelchairs, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
Mother and daughter were placed on stretchers and carried to die ambulance.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
The unused veteran was stretchered off and taken to hospital for surgery after hurting himself hurdling an advertising board in the victory celebrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
The 30-year-old was stretchered from the field of play with his face in his hands.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
A stoppage loss to David Price in 2019 ended with Allen being stretchered out of the ring and he gave up the sport the following year.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
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