wounded

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"We and people from the neighbouring areas rushed to the scene and rescued the remaining people. We even took some wounded to the clinic," said Ali Jan Akhlaqi, a 29-year-old resident.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Another may have wounded another bystander, who is suing the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Local media reported that one officer had been wounded.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Ms. Arno’s achievement is to return Celan to mortal scale: ardent in friendship, hungry for recognition, capable of wounded tenderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock