unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
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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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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
Evaluate Using Both Structured And Unstructured Data Sources In a world where the probability of default is on the rise, financial institutions face challenges like limited data and unaccounted major life events.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
There are about 72,000 soldiers from World War II, about 7,500 from the Korean War, and more than 1,550 from the Vietnam War that are still unaccounted.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
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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
Evaluate Using Both Structured And Unstructured Data Sources In a world where the probability of default is on the rise, financial institutions face challenges like limited data and unaccounted major life events.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
There are about 72,000 soldiers from World War II, about 7,500 from the Korean War, and more than 1,550 from the Vietnam War that are still unaccounted.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
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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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