the wounded

noun

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

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Nor is Russia mourning its casualties — which U.S. intelligence estimates to be in the hundreds of thousands including the wounded — in any public way on Monday. Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 The Saudi hospital, El Fasher’s remaining public facility with the capacity to perform surgery and treat the wounded, has previously come under fire. Nimi Princewill, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 Hospitals treating the wounded are overwhelmed, aid agencies said, who also reported grievous crimes committed against civilians. Nimi Princewill, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025 The Lithuanians would develop their defense industry; support Ukraine's own by financing weapons produced in Kyiv; and aid the training of Ukrainian soldiers and care for the wounded. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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