lost and found
noun
plural lost and founds
: a repository for items that have been lost by their owners
The lost and found in my high school had been a locked closet adjacent to the front office for which a secretary had the key.—
Joyce Carol Oates
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Desert Diamond Arena lost and found Lost items may be claimed at the Guest Services Center across from Section 115 during an event.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
Footprint Center lost and found Contact a Footprint Center staff member for assistance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Eric Wind, of Wind Vintage in Palm Beach, Fla., has lost and found some of the world’s most storied watches.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Why were the Elizabeth Taylor tapes lost and found?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Yet the more subtle lessons of the story resonate long after the last page is finished, for love lost and found, personal courage and very human emotions.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
Hearing conversations, tasting new flavors, being lost and found – and since cancer, travel has become even more important as a way to just be in the world.
—Christine Sarkis, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Juan Gay—playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized—has a project to pass along to this new narrator.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
Kudos also to Shawn W. Smith, Stanton Morales and Molly Samson as characters transformed by love lost and found.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
Footprint Center lost and found Contact a Footprint Center staff member for assistance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Eric Wind, of Wind Vintage in Palm Beach, Fla., has lost and found some of the world’s most storied watches.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Why were the Elizabeth Taylor tapes lost and found?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Yet the more subtle lessons of the story resonate long after the last page is finished, for love lost and found, personal courage and very human emotions.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
Hearing conversations, tasting new flavors, being lost and found – and since cancer, travel has become even more important as a way to just be in the world.
—Christine Sarkis, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Juan Gay—playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized—has a project to pass along to this new narrator.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
Kudos also to Shawn W. Smith, Stanton Morales and Molly Samson as characters transformed by love lost and found.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
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“Lost and found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20and%20found. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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