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hara-kiris

noun

variants also hari-karis

plural of hara-kiri

as in foul play

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Pender said his caseload includes 34 unsolved homicides and 14 adult missing person cases in which investigators suspect foul play.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The Sheriff’s Office said the causes of their deaths were under investigation, but foul play was not suspected.

— Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of foul play

Noun

Von Wernich, a former police chaplain, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for his role in seven murders and dozens of kidnappings and torture cases during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
The escalating legal battle centers on the holdout juror, who said he’s been harassed since the trial ended but continues to stand by his position that Clancy premeditated the murders of her children.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of murders

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By the 1980s both forms of entertainment would come under fire from religious and parent groups that blamed rock music and role-playing games for the suicides of young fans.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Of those tragedies, 2,814 are homicides, 1,275 are suicides, and 144 are accidental shootings.

— Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of suicides

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