suicidal

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Wahl said police found the suspect's behaviour to be "not consistent" with someone who is considered suicidal.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At a Department of War briefing last week, Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth was asked whether Iran was using “kamikaze,” or suicidal, dolphins to attack military assets in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Shifts in 988 hotline volunteer behavior can have a major impact for autistic callers, a population more likely to experience suicidal crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

That involves developing mechanisms for what he describes as “avalanche decoupling”—basically the kind of total economic isolation that makes a war not just expensive, but suicidal for the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Launching the boats now would be suicidal, but chances were they were about to be pitched into the water at any moment.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong