traumatized

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Those choices will matter to a traumatized society whose members will insist on having a say in the decisions.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

“But he said no cows. He might have been traumatized by the early mornings and milking twice a day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The granddaughter of a traumatized mouse may still carry a certain characteristic, but her fundamental mousiness isn’t a result of such highly specific ancestral experiences, which operate in the narrowest crevices of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He said on the stand that the raid traumatized his children, who were 10 and 12 at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

And so Gaylyn was left wondering whether Reggie was sincerely traumatized by the accident, and therefore couldn’t remember what had happened, or whether there was something more insidious occurring.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel