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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The call reported a possible avalanche involving a group of snowmobilers, with one person initially unaccounted for.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The teen was unaccounted for after attending celebrations at Le Constellation, the ski resort bar in Switzerland that went up in flames on New Year's Eve.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
One of the people unaccounted for is an Italian, Giovanni Tamburi, whose mother Carla Masielli issued an appeal for any news about her son and asked the media to show his photo in hopes of identifying him, according to RAI.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
One of the people unaccounted for was an Italian, Giovanni Tamburi, whose mother Carla Masielli issued an appeal for any news about her son and asked the media to show his photo in hopes of identifying him, according to RAI.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The teen was unaccounted for after attending celebrations at Le Constellation, the ski resort bar in Switzerland that went up in flames on New Year's Eve.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
One of the people unaccounted for is an Italian, Giovanni Tamburi, whose mother Carla Masielli issued an appeal for any news about her son and asked the media to show his photo in hopes of identifying him, according to RAI.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
One of the people unaccounted for was an Italian, Giovanni Tamburi, whose mother Carla Masielli issued an appeal for any news about her son and asked the media to show his photo in hopes of identifying him, according to RAI.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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