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suicide

[soo-uh-sahyd] / ˈsu əˌsaɪd /


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Earlier this year, a new cross-party inquiry was announced to examine how suicide prevention services are funded in Northern Ireland and how best to tackle the rising numbers.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He says the findings raise important questions, which cast doubt over the pilot suicide narrative.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The world was full of fathers—was therefore full of misery; full of mothers—therefore of every kind of perversion from sadism to chastity; full of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts—full of madness and suicide.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley



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