self-immolation
noun
self-im·mo·la·tion
ˌself-ˌi-mə-ˈlā-shən 
: a deliberate and willing sacrifice of oneself often by fire
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The fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation 14 years ago inspired Tunisians to topple their longtime dictator and kicked off the 2011 Arab Spring.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Anderson steals scenes, but Billie Piper carries the film as Newsnight booker Sam McAlister, who works her bum off to secure Andrew’s public self-immolation.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
In June, Trump survived the first debate of the 2024 Presidential election season owing to the self-immolation of his opponent, Joe Biden.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
The other reason for the Venu companies to promise self-immolation in nine years?
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
But it also should be noted that such an operation would represent a type of national economic self-immolation.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
His self-immolation, in a busy road junction in Saigon, was designed for maximum publicity, with journalists contacted beforehand.
—Austin Chen, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, just more than 24 hours before the demonstration at 30 Rock, U.S. airman Aaron Bushnell died by self-immolation in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Browne’s photograph, which is newly resonant today, enshrined the act of self-immolation as the most extreme form of protest.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Anderson steals scenes, but Billie Piper carries the film as Newsnight booker Sam McAlister, who works her bum off to secure Andrew’s public self-immolation.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
In June, Trump survived the first debate of the 2024 Presidential election season owing to the self-immolation of his opponent, Joe Biden.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
The other reason for the Venu companies to promise self-immolation in nine years?
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
But it also should be noted that such an operation would represent a type of national economic self-immolation.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
His self-immolation, in a busy road junction in Saigon, was designed for maximum publicity, with journalists contacted beforehand.
—Austin Chen, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, just more than 24 hours before the demonstration at 30 Rock, U.S. airman Aaron Bushnell died by self-immolation in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Browne’s photograph, which is newly resonant today, enshrined the act of self-immolation as the most extreme form of protest.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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“Self-immolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-immolation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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