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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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She said the "emotional trauma" of it meant she was "not the same person - I don't think I ever will be".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Mackaill is now working with Nasa's chief health and medical officer Dr James Polk on developing guidelines for doctors on how to treat astronauts, who have experienced these changes or trauma on return.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"Our broader analysis of local strandings both inside and outside San Francisco Bay found that over 40% of these whales died of trauma from vessels."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

By helping patients confront their trauma, she developed a way to give them power over it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Kara Manning, 17, the second passenger, sustained severe head trauma when she was thrown from the car and as a result could not give investigators any information.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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