suicide
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“The Floating World” is narrated by a youngish, principled, unnamed man whose wife has recently died, apparently by suicide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Research has shown that fathers, especially men in their 20s through early 40s, are disproportionately affected by preventable causes of death including suicide, overdose, homicide and accidental injury.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Rubio, often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2028, touched on what he considered dangers in the world, such as "radical mullahs" in Iran and suicide bombers.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In August, military families and lawmakers sounded the alarm about issues including reported suicide attempts and food shortages aboard the carrier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I hesitated a moment before asking, “Are you sure he didn’t really commit suicide? Because his avatar had been killed?”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The Prince of Wales is launching a scheme that aims to use the influence of sport to help prevent suicides, with the support of sports stars including Harry Kane, Kelly Holmes and Alan Shearer.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Politicians in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh blamed microfinance loans for a wave of suicides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Police officers are now required to check for a history of domestic abuse in suicides and other unexpected deaths.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to address “the alarming rise in suicides and disconnection among California’s young men and boys.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Yeah, but making you do suicides is all he’s got,” Marcus said.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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The same goes for so much of Picasso's art – from his homage to a suicided young friend, The Death of Casagemas, to his last desperate self-portraits.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2013
I could easily have fancied myself a tourist, especially so at Matachin when "Mac" solemnly attempted to "spring" on me the old tourist hoax of suicided Chinamen as the derivation of the town's name.
From Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers by Harry Alverson Franck
Yes, surely;—and introducing, we remark withal, the "New Era," of Philanthropy, Enlightenment and so much else; with French Revolution, and a "world well suicided" hanging in the rear!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 by Thomas Carlyle
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