traumatic
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Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“When I realized intelligence can be simulated, I let the idea of our uniqueness go, and it wasn’t as traumatic as I thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The researchers also tested whether the treatment could help after traumatic knee injuries.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I can't forgive them for how they've made an awful traumatic experience last for months," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Despite a traumatic childhood and a mother who wanted him to become a farmer, Newton enrolled in Cambridge in the 1660s—and flourished.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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