the wounded

noun

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

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Eleven children were among the wounded. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 Four of the wounded, including Martin, were taken from the bar to area hospitals and two victims got their own transportation to hospitals. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 Outside, some survivors began carrying the wounded into the bar, said Alex Freeman, 49, a pedicab driver who witnessed the scene outside. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026 The dead include 83 children and 42 women, while the wounded include 254 children and 274 women, Nasser said. Omer Bekin, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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