traumatic
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Greece, Sweden and Canada boast lower deficits than their peers because they experienced traumatic debt crises within the living memory of most voters and politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Watching a loved one descend into dementia is an extremely upsetting, traumatic and powerless place to be.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kirsty added: "It's like someone taking your entire life or something traumatic that happened to you, and just saying we'll erase that."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
He won the seat, in an episode he described as "traumatic" and later became his father's social media strategist.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
He lies on the couch, recovering from the traumatic trip through Mexico.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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