shrapnel
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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
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
The type of shrapnel bomb was "specific to IS attacks", the statement said.
From BBC • Feb. 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
Bits of debris and shrapnel rain around them, like the little black spots that appear on-screen in old movies.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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