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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Afghan authorities said the dead and the wounded were taken to hospitals around Kabul but did not give details of how many bodies had been recovered and how the casualties had been counted.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Arriving officers tended to the wounded until paramedics arrived to take them to a hospital, police said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Information Ministry said in a statement that the death toll was likely to rise and several among the wounded were in critical condition.
—Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Afghan authorities said the dead and the wounded were taken to hospitals around Kabul but did not give details of how many bodies had been recovered and how the casualties had been counted.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Arriving officers tended to the wounded until paramedics arrived to take them to a hospital, police said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Information Ministry said in a statement that the death toll was likely to rise and several among the wounded were in critical condition.
—Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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