go missing

phrase

chiefly British : to become lost : disappear

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The Dallas Police Department says a teenager and a young girl who went missing early Wednesday have now been safely located and are being reunited with loved ones. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 So far, five people have died after being buried in mudslides that overran two houses in the central region, while three others were wounded and two people have gone missing, said Pradeep Kodippili, the center's spokesperson. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Two suspects were arrested in Peru in the killing of a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Texas who went missing during a layover in Colombia in March, officials said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time. Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go missing

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“Go missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20missing. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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