hara-kiris

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri

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Noun
  • The victim’s cause of death has not been publicly released, but authorities suspect foul play, the outlets reported.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • But Rendelman cautioned that even if a body is found, proving exactly what happened could be difficult without clear physical evidence of foul play.
    Kelsie Cairns , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst racially motivated mass murders in American history, began May 31, 1921.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • He had been tried in absentia and convicted in dozens of murders, including helping to mastermind a pair of 1992 bombings that killed top anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Police in Canada and around the world have been investigating more than 100 suicides linked to Law.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency's history.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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