shrapnel
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Saudi state media quoted a senior source at the country’s Energy Ministry describing the damage as being caused by shrapnel falling on the building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
"There is shrapnel near his spine," says Dr Amr Reyadh Assaqaf, standing by his bedside.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
He suffered a shrapnel wound to his leg and was recovering in hospital when he learned his son had been born.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The casing shattered, circuitry crunched, shrapnel tittered on the floor as the fifteen millimeter-thick calculator turned into a three millimeter-thick calculator.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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