traumatic
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People are driven to "the really extreme negative ones… the ones that people say they had a traumatic experience, the ones where someone had a blood clot," she adds.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Our hope was that it would be less traumatic than a flight for her first long stretch in a pet carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
For example, disruptions in this drainage system may play a role after traumatic brain injury or in neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael, a key member of the Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears, has been diagnosed posthumously with Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Concussion & CTE Foundation said Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
At such times, a chance acquaintance or even a stranger was easily able to lose his ‘real’ meaning and assume an identity in the unconscious traumatic configuration.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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