traumatic
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After the traumatic week Paraguay has endured, the stall owner says she would rather "not sell than accept bank transfers."
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Laura said her birthing experience with her son Arthur in June 2018 was "traumatic but incredibly quick" after he became "very stressed" in the final stages.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
For someone with PTSD, an otherwise harmless sight, sound, or environment can trigger memories associated with a traumatic experience.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Rams players are increasingly aware of the risks of playing their sport, especially as it relates to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative brain disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Despite a traumatic childhood and a mother who wanted him to become a farmer, Newton enrolled in Cambridge in the 1660s—and flourished.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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