shrapnel
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"There is shrapnel near his spine," says Dr Amr Reyadh Assaqaf, standing by his bedside.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
German soldiers specialized in incorporating jagged chunks of shrapnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
In Kuwait, power lines were hit by air defense shrapnel, causing partial electricity outages for several hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Plastic bags floating like jellyfish, and a deflated birthday balloon—one of the shiny metallic ones—lifted and zipped through the air like happy shrapnel.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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