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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Other artists approached the space through the lens of trauma and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Despite the trauma, Natalia has also returned to driving, using an adapted mobility car.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"There was still humour, good food, movies, school, petty fights, and romance. To suggest otherwise is to reduce a culture to its trauma," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Past forced contact with outsiders brought trauma, including disease outbreaks that devastated Indigenous populations lacking immunity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Schools across the country dispatched social workers to “help young people cope with what they’re hearing,” but in the hallways of Shaker Heights High School, the mood was hilarity rather than trauma.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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