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shrapnel

[shrap-nl] / ˈʃræp nl /


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In Bnei Brak, another city in the Tel Aviv area, a man was lightly injured by shrapnel, the medical service said.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

According to the report, there were no injuries from the falling shrapnel, but it did strike the CHP vehicle as well as a CHP motorcycle near Las Pulgas Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Hadeel Sinzawi, 22, said she has been waiting for a medical evacuation for a year and a half to treat a shrapnel injury she sustained during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Makarem says the shrapnel lodged in her head, which cannot be removed surgically, made it hard for her to study at first.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

She was sent with forceps and a kidney bowl to an adjacent ward, to the bedside of an airman with shrapnel in his leg.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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