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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-] / trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ- /




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In December 2017, Joanna walked into Totnes Police Station to report what she describes as "traumatic memories" from almost three decades earlier.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Firefighters responded to the scene of a traumatic injury involving skydivers near the 600 block of East Ellis Avenue just before 2 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

Doctors have asked Kathy what she thinks the most traumatic part of the Katrina experience was.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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