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hara-kiris

noun

variants also hari-karis

plural of hara-kiri

as in foul play

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Noun

Police have not yet provided a cause of death for Brennan or said if foul play is suspected.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
At the time, Ledbetter said investigators did not suspect foul play and Wells could have drowned.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of foul play

Noun

Buffett, an actress, was not accused of carrying out the murders or helping her then-fiancé, Daniel Wozniak, commit them.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors allege that Clancy methodically planned the murders by sending her husband to pick up medication and takeout, and then strangling the children with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home while he was gone.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of murders

Noun

Reuters reported that more than a dozen student suicides were linked to the cancellation.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The connections between Madison’s death and the suicides of multiple teenagers and young adults who also spoke obsessively with ChatGPT are clear.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026

Definition of suicides

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