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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

“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

"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

He told the BBC that the investigation and attempts to question him have caused him "severe emotional distress" and that he "endured profound personal trauma" after losing his wife and child.

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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