traumatic
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She suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken elbow and needed three blood transfusions and skin grafts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Price said many survivors had given up pursuing compensation because the process had been too traumatic.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But overwhelmed by the early weeks of motherhood, and suffering from post-partum depression after a traumatic birth, she was daunted by the prospect of a long journey to a doctor's surgery.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It is linked to repeated head impacts and traumatic brain injuries, and has been found posthumously in numerous athletes in contact sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
If it had been arduous and traumatic, then I'd be savoring every second of the occasion.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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