traumatic
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The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Around the world, more than 1 million amputations occur every year due to diabetes-related vascular disease, traumatic injuries, infections, and cancer, according to Global Burden of Disease statistics.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Roberto de Zerbi had called on Tottenham Hotspur to silence the voices inside the club as this traumatic, turbulent season reached the point of no return.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
A higher volume of calls involves remote rescues on trails due to falls that caused traumatic injuries or people experiencing cardiac arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Despite a traumatic childhood and a mother who wanted him to become a farmer, Newton enrolled in Cambridge in the 1660s—and flourished.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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