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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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A medic at one Tehran hospital who spoke with the BBC described the anguish of people suffering with conflict related trauma.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"Your concern is legitimate, because of the experience of Covid: that trauma is still in our minds," he acknowledged.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

She added that she has been seeing a psychiatrist to help her recover from the trauma of losing the baby.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

When voters approved Measure B in 2002 to fund the county’s trauma center network, an audit years later found the county couldn’t account for whether the money actually had been spent on emergency medical services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Sometimes when you have brain trauma, it wipes your short-term memory.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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