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Recent Examples of psychological It gets solved with trust and psychological safety. Michael Bush, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 When trust erodes, preventative care, cooperation and psychological well-being decline-leading to worse health outcomes across the population. Dr. Howard A. Selinger, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026 In the later drafts, the psychological consequences were what felt important—each fantasy surfaces another warped representation of her grief. Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 Major medical organizations, including the American Psychological Association, have concluded that conversion therapy is ineffective and can cause serious psychological harm, particularly to minors. MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychological
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Adjective
  • This money, if considered by the same lawmakers who have paid TSA in more than 40 days, would cover late fees, overdrafts, and even mental anguish.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • King, who is in his early fifties, is a former marine, a motivational speaker, and a mental-health and substance-abuse professional.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Similarly, each biennial project has its own creative architecture, shaped by its internal dynamics (history of experimentation, venues, budget, working conditions, and founders’ interests) as well as its location (the local culture, languages, regional geopolitics).
    Raphael Fonseca, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Branch managers or internal human resources/labor relations employees handle those conversations.
    Chase Jordan April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The plot attends both to twentieth-century horrors, such as Ukraine’s Holodomor, and to what Reed saw coming, in social media’s incessant threat to our inner life.
    Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, solar power is far more efficient for most destinations in the inner solar system.
    David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Elements of the interior architecture have been redesigned, and the result is a characterful blend of old and new.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Psychological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychological. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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