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The incident has traumatized her four kids whose ages range from 2 to 10, according to Medina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

Asian American voters also said they were motivated by issues beyond the actions of the board: The number of high-profile attacks against Asian Americans, many of them older, has traumatized the community.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Steenman alleged earlier this year that the Wit and Wisdom curriculum has "traumatized" dozens of children.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2021

One of the issues Inslee highlighted in his speech was police reform, saying that the “police-citizen violence we saw in 2020 alone has traumatized the nation.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2021

But Israeli activists and researchers report that the conflict has traumatized children on both sides of the walls and fences that separate Gaza from Israel.

From Time • Jul. 22, 2014