unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
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Another three workers remain unaccounted for inside areas of the facility unsafe for emergency personnel to access.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While 160 grapevines have been destroyed, hundreds more remain unaccounted for in the possession of community members, raising concerns about Pierce’s disease spreading to local vineyards.
—Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Officials did not provide a death toll and said some individuals remained unaccounted for as recovery operations continued.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
Among the 21 people who remained unaccounted for, most were believed to be workers at the building, according to Francis Pangilinan, who heads Angeles City’s disaster mitigation office and was at the scene.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
While 160 grapevines have been destroyed, hundreds more remain unaccounted for in the possession of community members, raising concerns about Pierce’s disease spreading to local vineyards.
—Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Officials did not provide a death toll and said some individuals remained unaccounted for as recovery operations continued.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
Among the 21 people who remained unaccounted for, most were believed to be workers at the building, according to Francis Pangilinan, who heads Angeles City’s disaster mitigation office and was at the scene.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-əd
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
their absence was unaccounted for
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