IED
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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He ended up serving three tours of the country, despite being seriously injured by an IED in the city of Basra in 2004.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023
Producer-star Jennifer Lawrence plays Lynsey, an Army engineer returned from Afghanistan after suffering traumatic brain injuries from an IED explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Her character, Lynsey, is a soldier home from Afghanistan suffering from a traumatic brain injury after being wounded in an IED attack.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022
Among them was Israel Del Toro, who was severely wounded by an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan, and who said before the show that comedy, like Stewart’s, “helps healing.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022
I used the IED metaphor because that's what this stage of the disease feels like: a war.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022
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