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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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The Riverside Fire Department responded to the scene and took multiple people to the hospital, including one minor to a trauma center, according to KCBS.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The 54-year-old said it would be the "first step" towards healing the trauma felt by survivors.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

You would think that by the logic of such trauma I would have become a peace activist, but it became for me a predicate to conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The church was "seeking to become more trauma informed, listening to survivors and victims of abuse", she said in an interview with the BBC this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Now that we were seated, I was in no rush to spill the trauma of these last few days onto him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros