traumatize
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On Monday, Minnesota school districts and educators sought an emergency order in federal court to stop immigration operations near public schools because of their potential to traumatize children.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
“This country has done nothing but traumatize me in the last six months. Maybe I’ll just move to Spain.”
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
“If they’ve betrayed the person they love the most while that trauma bond is still strong, they internalize the guilt and that can destabilize them or traumatize them further.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023
A hallmark of these coming-of-age horror shows is that the scares are not meant “to just traumatize them,” says Roth.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
They’re a little more hands off with Ryan—nobody wants to traumatize a second grader.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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