shrapnel
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In a sign of the risks, police said this week that shrapnel fragments had fallen on the Old City.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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
Doctors were unable to remove some of the shrapnel from his skull and he “will have to live with metal pieces there for the rest of my life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
“Can you confirm the name of the patient with the shrapnel wound and the bad ear, Miss Vilkas?”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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