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The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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Before his death, Brings Plenty had gone missing after he was declared wanted by the Lawrence Police Department on allegations of domestic violence.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
The only missing piece is a director, as the franchise’s original helmer, Steven Soderbergh, has stepped away, but in September 2024, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. and Clooney’s production company, Smokehouse Pictures, were courting Edward Berger for the job.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
The Times asked the mayor’s team on Thursday why the Q and A has gone missing from so many of the mayor’s video clips and livestreams.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The series, which is currently No. 1 on Netflix, delves deeper into the relationship between the 22- and 23-year-olds, from what happened after Gabby went missing to the final days of Gabby’s and Brian Laundrie’s lives.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
The only missing piece is a director, as the franchise’s original helmer, Steven Soderbergh, has stepped away, but in September 2024, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. and Clooney’s production company, Smokehouse Pictures, were courting Edward Berger for the job.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
The Times asked the mayor’s team on Thursday why the Q and A has gone missing from so many of the mayor’s video clips and livestreams.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The series, which is currently No. 1 on Netflix, delves deeper into the relationship between the 22- and 23-year-olds, from what happened after Gabby went missing to the final days of Gabby’s and Brian Laundrie’s lives.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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missing
adjective
miss·ing
ˈmis-iŋ 
: absent entry 1 sense 1, lost
missing persons
missing in action
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