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Johnston carries the film and the emotional core, but Navarrette delivers the kind of instantly classic horror turn that will surely traumatize Gen Z for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

In this way, “The Sheep Detectives” recalls an earlier era of children’s movies that weren’t afraid to lightly traumatize their young audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

“This country has done nothing but traumatize me in the last six months. Maybe I’ll just move to Spain.”

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025

This crackdown has the potential to traumatize U.S. citizens, too.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025

I mean, it might traumatize the baby slightly.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

But experiencing trauma with the understanding that it is in a dream traumatizes others all over again, she said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

Writing from her own experience, O'Neil digs into the ways in which shame conditions and traumatizes those whose bodies don't adhere to beauty industry norms.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022

When patients tell her they’re using an at-home file, “I cringe, because what that does is it actually traumatizes the skin, and then your body gets drier and it adds more calluses,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022

Their roles as sounding boards have become more vital as the daily onslaught of news alarms traumatizes some, said Ben “Taco” Owens, who supervises a team of 11 intervention workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2020

It traumatizes them and leads to worse outcomes later.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2019

That procedure, they argued, would result in “Christa involuntarily reliving the worst moments of her life, much like traumatized soldiers when they return from a war zone.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The baby boom generation is still traumatized by the bubble,” says Jesper Koll, global ambassador for booster group FinCity.Tokyo.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Clark Kent, who escaped Krypton as a baby, this traumatized 20-something bore witness to their home planet’s long and painful extinction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

As one battered, traumatized survivor declares at the battle’s conclusion, “If this be victory, I hope I never see another.”

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

“It’s cartoon. Kids are traumatized by the real thing.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Fireworks are also traumatizing for pets, particularly dogs, which tremble and even bolt from their homes in fear.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The now famous “seven fishes” episode featured a memorable if traumatizing performance by Jamie Lee Curtis as the Berzatto family’s mad mother, Donna; the Richie-centric episode “Forks” was simply genius television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Divorce is a traumatizing event, and your friend has moved on in a productive and forward-looking manner.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

I thought high school was traumatizing enough, but I didn’t have to deal with anything close to what the teens in “Yellowjackets” have endured for three seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

I think she actually said “little boy,” but it was so traumatizing to hear that I may have blocked it out.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith