traumatic
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Firefighters responded to the scene of a traumatic injury involving skydivers near the 600 block of East Ellis Avenue just before 2 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
It remains a difficult and traumatic time for all Paul's family.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Detours into Lindsay’s traumatic childhood, for example, and into her current profession as an audiobook narrator seem somewhat extraneous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
My traumatic experiences with bad skin happened before terms like "fat shaming" and "slut shaming" were invented, but even today, no one seems to mention that skin shaming also exists.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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