shrapnel
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His grandfather settled in Llandudno and worked as a shoe shop manager after the First World War where he had served as a dispatch rider before being injured by shrapnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Smith was wounded by shrapnel in the battle for Okinawa; he was depressed and unable to work for over a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
German soldiers specialized in incorporating jagged chunks of shrapnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Israel's emergency services said a 45‑year‑old man was treated for minor injuries from glass shrapnel in the central city of Bnei Brak.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
A piece of shrapnel, the size of a fist, wheezed past.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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