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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But the long lines of silent men and weeping women gave mute evidence that more were unaccounted for than the 23 first reported.
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Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Six construction workers were still unaccounted for Tuesday night as authorities pledged to resume recovery efforts Wednesday morning.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
Government troops have responded by beating and arresting protesters, many of whom remain unaccounted for.
—Sidi Sanneh, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2016
Almost half of the men still unaccounted for are from the 366th Regiment.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Six construction workers were still unaccounted for Tuesday night as authorities pledged to resume recovery efforts Wednesday morning.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
Government troops have responded by beating and arresting protesters, many of whom remain unaccounted for.
—Sidi Sanneh, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2016
Almost half of the men still unaccounted for are from the 366th Regiment.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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