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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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“Why now?” is just a more palatable version of “lying slut,” a question based on ignorance about how trauma — and society — works.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"If they had trauma coming back and came into hospital, the astronauts could require blood products quicker or be at an increased risk of fractures."

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

Then came a very long appearance by Susan Sarandon, who delivered a monologue about … the trauma of childhood celebrity?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Today they speak back, as individuals and as sovereign nations, against ongoing trauma and the consequences of conquest and terminal narratives.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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