go missing

phrase

chiefly British : to become lost : disappear

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This triggers the belief that Lena is a woman who went missing 13 years before. Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Strain, a Mizzou senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies and business, went missing in Nashville on March 8, 2024. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Take the 1945 case of Flight 19, when a crew of 14 disappeared during a routine training exercise, or the story of the USS Cyclops, which went missing without a trace in 1918 with over 300 people on board. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Search operations for three people who went missing when their craft sank in San Francisco Bay will be suspended at sunset Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 15 July 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 17 Jul. 2026.

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