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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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After a near fatality, he is saved by Carlos, a farmer and former combat medic battling his own trauma from the Mexican-American War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

An endeavor once bathed in excitement and wonder ended in tragedy and trauma for those who witnessed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Mackaill is now working with Nasa's chief health and medical officer Dr James Polk on developing guidelines for doctors on how to treat astronauts, who have experienced these changes or trauma on return.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"Our broader analysis of local strandings both inside and outside San Francisco Bay found that over 40% of these whales died of trauma from vessels."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

By the time his card arrived, telling her of his arrival, she was on her way to Liverpool for a course in severe trauma nursing at the Alder Hey Hospital.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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