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self-murders

noun

plural of self-murder

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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What stands out to her in this case as a statistical anomaly is the stabbings; according to Violence Free Minnesota, a gun is used in 85% of intimate partner homicide-suicides.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Murder-suicides rampant in the US About nine murder-suicides happen each week in the United States, according to a study released in April by the research group Violence Policy Center.

— Tim Hrenchir, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

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