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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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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

She said it’s important for providers to remember that many residents “have experienced trauma most people could not fathom going through.”

From Los Angeles Times • 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

"There was no mark of violence or trauma on the body," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The trauma to Manson’s geology had come not from within the Earth, but from at least 100 million miles beyond.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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