as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
how to deter terrorists who are willing to commit self-murder as well as the mass murder of innocent people
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suicides
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Palo Alto is calling a series of suicides in the city a public health crisis, and the city council debated a controversial way to save lives Wednesday night.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Self-murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-murders. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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