suicides 1 of 2

plural of suicide
as in martyrdoms
the act of deliberately killing oneself teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable

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suicides

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of suicide

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The Nun 2 returns to that formula — Sister Irene is tasked with looking into a string of suicides that seem to be the handiwork of Valak — with a much better sense of pacing and tone than its predecessor. Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 About 60% of gun deaths in the United States are suicides with homicides and accidental deaths making up the minority. Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025 Black girls faced the largest increase in suicides across the city, with rates rising 77% among young Black women under age 20. Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 Sextortion cases have led to at least 30 deaths by suicides, according to the tallies done by USA Today's in-depth reporting on the topic. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And, short of suicides, there is other mounting evidence of people developing harmful chatbot dependencies. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 Monk’s death came amid increasing scrutiny on the physical and mental care that inmates received at the Dublin jail, where dozens of people have died over the past decade from overdoses, suicides and medical emergencies. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025 Those in support of the waiting period laws argue that research links the law to reduced suicides and crimes of passion limiting impulsive behavior. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of the forthcoming Ten Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World, was one of the first researchers to offer an explanation for the sharp rise in teen suicides during this period. Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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murders
Noun
  • Justice Christopher Beale said the substantial planning of the murders and Patterson's lack of remorse meant her sentence should be lengthy.
    Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The murders occurred just days before the financial disclosures were expected to be made.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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