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Injured forward Lamine Yamal has been named in Spain's World Cup squad, which does not feature any Real Madrid players for the first time.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Injured in a playground accident in 2023, Luke now uses a wheelchair, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing all the things that he loves, including adaptive basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Injured, Mr. Bitton couldn’t speak, but as we recited the Shema—“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord Is One”—tears welled in his eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Injured people were in hospitals all across the city.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis