suicide

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Through her work she has seen that "experiences in early childhood are often the root cause of today's hardest social challenges, such as addiction, family breakdown, poor mental health, suicide and homelessness," the foundation says.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Within a few months in office, Patel had fallen into line, telling Fox News that Epstein committed suicide and rejecting his former conspiracist audience’s belief that it was a murder.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

He went on to become deputy commander of a specialist counter-terrorism unit, on occasions directly confronting suicide bombers.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The nearest cemetery was 9 miles away across the Nile into Khartoum’s downtown district, but going there essentially would be a suicide run, Izzo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"Exactly, Mr. McSouthers. Sam Westing plotted against the person he held responsible for his daughter's suicide, the person who forced Violet Westing to marry a man she loathed."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin