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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Despite the trauma, Natalia has also returned to driving, using an adapted mobility car.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"There was still humour, good food, movies, school, petty fights, and romance. To suggest otherwise is to reduce a culture to its trauma," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Past forced contact with outsiders brought trauma, including disease outbreaks that devastated Indigenous populations lacking immunity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As a psychologist, she treated patients, consulted on trauma treatment for the U.S. military and taught at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I am still wrecked by it, and I understand why Grandpa said it was his trauma.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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