hara-kiris

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri

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foul play
Noun
  • There were no obvious signs of trauma or immediate indication the man was the victim of foul play.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • The memo accompanied the release of 10 hours of prison footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein was housed on the day of his death, Aug. 10, 2019 — an effort the DOJ made to prove its claims that his death was a result of suicide, rather than foul play.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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