traumatic
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Faced with a painful, often traumatic history of policies that have targeted generations of Aboriginal communities and their children, navigating the aftermath of this tragedy is fraught with sensitivities.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
A higher volume of calls involves remote rescues on trails due to falls that caused traumatic injuries or people experiencing cardiac arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Suffering what was likely a traumatic brain injury, he sank into a deep depression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
—Andrew, I know the accident was very traumatic for you.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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