hara-kiris

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Authorities have not said whether foul play is suspected, and no manner of death has been determined.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • The Bronx is still responsible for more than a third of the murders and shootings in the city, according to NYPD statistics.
    Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
  • Heuermann's sentencing comes more than two decades after prosecutors say the killings, known as the Gilgo Beach murders, began with Costilla's death in November 1993.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Carly Dahl, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Intermountain Health in Ogden, Utah, testified that since the committee was reestablished in 2023, Idaho no longer considers suicides pregnancy-related, out of step with other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • The company is grappling with escalating competition from chief rivals Anthropic and Google, faces lawsuits alleging ChatGPT played a role in shootings and suicides and is combatting general consumer backlash against AI.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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