traumatized

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Artemis II is an inspiration, 40 years after we were traumatized by the Challenger disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“But he said no cows. He might have been traumatized by the early mornings and milking twice a day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The granddaughter of a traumatized mouse may still carry a certain characteristic, but her fundamental mousiness isn’t a result of such highly specific ancestral experiences, which operate in the narrowest crevices of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We’re still very traumatized, and then to have this happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Oliver stayed back with Hyacinth on the second floor, since she was still traumatized from the placemat disaster.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser