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 latest findings also concluded that most child deaths were preventable and that isolation and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic were contributing factors in several suicides and drug overdoses.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
The authors identified 66 suicides among NFL players over 40 years.—
Eleanor M. Perfetto,
STAT,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Self-destructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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