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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More than 100,000 artworks from that period are still unaccounted for, the documents continue.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But often overlooked and unaccounted for are the smaller, more frequent attacks targeting ordinary users.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Eight more were unaccounted for.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
One child had initially been unaccounted for.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But often overlooked and unaccounted for are the smaller, more frequent attacks targeting ordinary users.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Eight more were unaccounted for.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
One child had initially been unaccounted for.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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