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traumatic

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




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Roberto de Zerbi had called on Tottenham Hotspur to silence the voices inside the club as this traumatic, turbulent season reached the point of no return.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

A new study from the Medical University of South Carolina is raising fresh concerns about fish oil supplements, especially for people who experience repeated mild traumatic brain injuries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 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

It’s often said that a traumatic experience early in life marks a person forever, pulls her out of line, saying, “Stay there. Don’t move.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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