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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-] / trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ- /




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Firefighters responded to the scene of a traumatic injury involving skydivers near the 600 block of East Ellis Avenue just before 2 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Tottenham suffered three result-changing VAR calls against Liverpool, Sunderland and Leeds - without these their end of season would have been far less traumatic.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Many physical illnesses—particularly pain conditions, he told me—are deeply intertwined with unresolved traumatic experiences stored in the body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Turning the page didn’t work after the most traumatic event in American history.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Doctors have asked Kathy what she thinks the most traumatic part of the Katrina experience was.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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