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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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She said being forced to share custody compounded her trauma and made it harder to heal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Their trauma is daily. These allegations may never be tested now the men are dead but the police can and should broaden their investigation."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Waldorf said she hopes that sharing the details of her trauma may finally make a difference.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“Some things hurt too much to process at a young age,” Ricky Greenwald, a trauma psychologist, told me in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Hypothermia is a gradual and insidious sort of trauma.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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