traumatic
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Turning the page didn’t work after the most traumatic event in American history.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Detours into Lindsay’s traumatic childhood, for example, and into her current profession as an audiobook narrator seem somewhat extraneous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Around the world, more than 1 million amputations occur every year due to diabetes-related vascular disease, traumatic injuries, infections, and cancer, according to Global Burden of Disease statistics.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
George, who had just returned from a holiday, said the explosion brought back some traumatic memories from his 10 years in the military.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Though the birth had been traumatic and baby Willem had been delivered by forceps, they’ll both be fine.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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