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suicide

[soo-uh-sahyd] / ˈsu əˌsaɪd /


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Nevertheless, safety campaigners in India and the US, along with the FIP, have pushed back vigorously against the pilot suicide theory.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Haig, 50, who survived addiction and a suicide attempt in his 20s, says second chances are central to his writing for a simple reason: “Because I had one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

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

The disgraced financier would ultimately die weeks later in the same New York facility in what was ruled a suicide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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



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