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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-] / trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ- /




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The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Early proof of concept experiments also suggested that the same approach may one day be useful for other inflammation driven conditions, including traumatic brain injury and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

According to her family, the woman, who had been suffering from a traumatic brain injury, left that evening for a walk and never returned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Behind the scenes, away from all of the media rantings and ravings, and the cheap thrill it gives to revive the passé term canoodling, it is surely traumatic and sad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“This is bound to be very traumatic for all of them.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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