as in murder
the act of deliberately killing oneself
teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable
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Matos is charged with murder, carjacking, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury.
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Directed by Hong Kong’s Frankie Tam, the film draws on Hong Kong’s first murder case solved entirely through forensic evidence and without eyewitness testimony.
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True to the resourceful roots of Southern and Black cuisine, Chef Caldwell ensures nothing goes to waste in his kitchen.
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Banana peels are packed with nutrients that go to waste when simply tossed in the trash.
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The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.
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The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.
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Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar.
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Was Pelley going for martyrdom or just angry?
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During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom.
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The Palmetto Bay restaurant wasn’t up to snuff in January, but passed the callback inspection the following day.
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After all, if the product isn’t up to snuff yet, there’s nothing for them to market.
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So withdrawing that from the United States is just another example of this administration engaged in self-destruction.
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There’s loneliness, pain and self-destruction in her binge drinking, humor that comes in her wild and free dancing, and irreverence in hanging with her beloved super-pup Krypto.
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An officer again asked if the dog was put away.
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And in Las Vegas, the Carolina Hurricanes put away the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 for their first Stanley Cup in 20 years.
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“Suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicide. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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