unaccounted for
idiom
—used to say that what happened to someone or something is not known
Many people were unaccounted for after the disaster.
A great deal of money remains unaccounted for.
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Montgomery has been in custody since the beginning of 2021 after his estranged ex-wife reported Harmony missing and Manchester police discovered she had been unaccounted for since 2019.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
Presumed dead, the 19-year-old was officially listed as lost and unaccounted for by the Army.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
The fire required 15 people to be rescued, injured at least one person and left two construction workers unaccounted for, officials said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Two more victims remain unaccounted for and have been declared dead after the March 26 incident, when a cargo ship crashed into the Baltimore bridge, causing a near-total collapse of a bridge span in the port.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
About 130 hostages remain unaccounted for, with some known to be dead.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Two other construction workers were injured, and four others are currently unaccounted for and are presumed dead.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, a father of two from Honduras, has also been missing since the bridge's collapse, according to CNN, who stated the man's brother had confirmed Sandoval was unaccounted for.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Two Guatemalans aged 26 and 35 are also unaccounted for, according to the country’s foreign ministry, and a colleague has told The Associated Press that he was informed the six were sitting in their trucks during a break at the time of the disaster.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
Presumed dead, the 19-year-old was officially listed as lost and unaccounted for by the Army.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
The fire required 15 people to be rescued, injured at least one person and left two construction workers unaccounted for, officials said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Two more victims remain unaccounted for and have been declared dead after the March 26 incident, when a cargo ship crashed into the Baltimore bridge, causing a near-total collapse of a bridge span in the port.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
About 130 hostages remain unaccounted for, with some known to be dead.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Two other construction workers were injured, and four others are currently unaccounted for and are presumed dead.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, a father of two from Honduras, has also been missing since the bridge's collapse, according to CNN, who stated the man's brother had confirmed Sandoval was unaccounted for.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Two Guatemalans aged 26 and 35 are also unaccounted for, according to the country’s foreign ministry, and a colleague has told The Associated Press that he was informed the six were sitting in their trucks during a break at the time of the disaster.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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