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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Baerwald’s mother eventually became a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

For all the success—Grammys, Image Awards, Kennedy Center Honors and 90 million records sold—White, who died in 2016 at 74, never got past his early trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But she's channelled that trauma and grief into action.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He avidly read books by Robert Lifton, a psychiatrist who worked with trauma patients, including Vietnam veterans.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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