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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-] / trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ- /




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PTSD, a mental health condition that is attributable to events, can mean that traumatic incidents can come to mind at any time, said Dr Michael Duffy.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In rat models, they found proof of concept that the approach could be useful for traumatic brain injury and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

A higher volume of calls involves remote rescues on trails due to falls that caused traumatic injuries or people experiencing cardiac arrest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Traumatized children from traumatic times in history have a lot of issues,” JB said sarcastically.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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