trauma

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Since then, 18 May has frequently been depicted in films and television shows as a day of national trauma for South Korea while also commemorated annually as a sacred day of democracy.

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

As a psychologist, she treated patients, consulted on trauma treatment for the U.S. military and taught at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"It's triggered by situations and circumstances that remind them of the trauma, and so they get these intrusive memories," he said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The trauma of having found employment had affected his valve negatively, and he was waiting until the warm water in which he wallowed like a pink hippopotamus had a calming effect upon his system.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole