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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

On Monday, Minnesota school districts and educators sought an emergency order in federal court to stop immigration operations near public schools because of their potential to traumatize children.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 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

She was packing up her things slowly so as to not traumatize Ma.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

“Use of such restraint traumatizes a person in emotional distress and exacerbates the condition and experience of the crisis for the individual,” she said in an email.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2016

With a PG-13 rating that gets away with quite a bit, the action harkens back to the days of “Poltergeist,” a PG-rated film that had whole families walking out of the theater traumatized and silent.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Men here, some of whom have served decades, are deeply traumatized.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 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

But we were still traumatized, and now that we had time to think, the fastened mantle of our war memories slowly began to open.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

The emotional outpouring comes after Francesca realizes she’s not pregnant — a hopeful assumption that leads to a traumatizing and invasive examination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Michôd occasionally comes close to suggesting a strange power play is going on here, where James is bullying Christy to fight harder during matches by traumatizing her himself.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Also, there was the risk of her going into labor one day during AP Chem and traumatizing everyone in the junior class.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway