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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Invisible trauma — and recovery through art — is a prominent throughline of the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

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

But it was "far too timid" in view of "the damage and trauma caused by these practices", she added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Kamen could not fathom how Lawrence expected to be immune from courtroom questioning; he supposed, undoubtedly correctly, that Ernest was “not prepared to undergo the trauma of an adversary confrontation.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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