missing person report

noun

: a document that officially reports that someone is missing
They've filed a missing person report with the police.

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Mosley’s body was discovered while checking the car at Park Valley Apartments in response to a missing person report earlier in the week. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 The officer is believed to have told the family to file a missing person report with police in Atlanta, because that was the last location she was seen, Holt said. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Police had been searching for Donna and Gregory Witte this week after Donna Witte's father filed a missing person report with the Hot Springs Police Department on Monday, records show. — Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026 There wasn’t a missing person report that matched the body’s description. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missing person report

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“Missing person report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing%20person%20report. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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