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immolation

[im-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɪm əˈleɪ ʃən /


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UnitedHealth Group shares fell more than 50% over the course of a single month in spring 2025, a spectacular immolation for a healthcare behemoth that has operations touching every inch of the sector.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

They lived in the state capital, Jaipur, just two hours from the village, but learnt of their son-in-law’s death and their daughter’s immolation from the next day’s newspaper.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration - a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave party-like immolation of the figure.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave party-like immolation of the figure.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Two tears slid down her fallen cheeks, in and out of the myriad coruscations of immolation and abnegation and time.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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