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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Unresolved trauma involving parents and their children was the common thread among many of this year’s films at LALIFF.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Thoughts on love, nature, trauma, aging, nostalgia and philosophy are all valid starting points, and a surfeit of possibilities can be paralyzing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers note that epigenetic changes have previously been connected to factors such as diet, stress, and trauma.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

McCullough Jnr said: "We didn't understand, even then, the trauma and the hurt that they went through and what they had to sacrifice when they not only served... but when they came home."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Coal squinted through every one of them and his stomach tightened when he came across skin changes, but those were changes caused by age, trauma, surgery.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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