the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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Five of the wounded, most of them with shrapnel wounds, were hospitalized, according to Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration. ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 In March alone, Ukrainian forces logged over 9,000 missions using ground robots for everything from delivering ammunition to evacuating the wounded. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 It’s suspected some of the wounded were also among the shooters, police said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 Only a coordinated health system can care for the wounded under constant shelling. Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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“The wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wounded. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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