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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hara-kiris
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The sheriff's office, FBI and other assisting agencies did not immediately see any signs of foul play, according to a statement released on March 6.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Masuka said police suggested this means no foul play was involved and that Davis was not robbed.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (Malkovich).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her debut, Leaving Atlanta, narrates the Atlanta child murders committed between 1979 and 1981—when Jones herself was growing up there—through the eyes of child protagonists whose mix of knowing and naivete would be at home in the work of Henry James.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates’ rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates' rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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