unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
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The latest decennial Census results reported a 10.5% decline, but his administration legally fought to restore unaccounted residents.
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The agency has identified, and in many cases returned to families, the remains of more than 2,400 unaccounted Department of Defense personnel.
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Baratunde Cola, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The latest decennial Census results reported a 10.5% decline, but his administration legally fought to restore unaccounted residents.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
The agency has identified, and in many cases returned to families, the remains of more than 2,400 unaccounted Department of Defense personnel.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Only three drones were unaccounted from the latest wave, the air force wrote on Telegram, one having been lost in flight due to jamming and two having left Ukrainian airspace.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Unaccounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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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