as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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suicides
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The statistic includes accidental shootings as well as homicides and suicides.—
Marcia Zug,
The Conversation,
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The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Self-destructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructions. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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