the wounded

noun

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

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One of the wounded is a Mexican national, according to Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025 Their mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, had arrived for her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd. Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Along with the cemeteries were old Catholic churches, some which had acted as temporary aid stations to treat the wounded. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 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 Oct. 2025.

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