traumatic
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Moving on to a new doctor is highly traumatic and fraught with problems related to continuity of care.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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
Tottenham suffered three result-changing VAR calls against Liverpool, Sunderland and Leeds - without these their end of season would have been far less traumatic.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Many physical illnesses—particularly pain conditions, he told me—are deeply intertwined with unresolved traumatic experiences stored in the body.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
But people don’t always recall the same details from traumatic situations.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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