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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Some 150,000 people in Syria are unaccounted for, most of whom were kidnapped or detained by the Assad regime or its affiliates, according to the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).
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Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But there were no reports of embassy staff unaccounted for.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
About $9 million of the cryptocurrency remains unaccounted for, according to the affidavit.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
There are also at least six people unaccounted for in the city of L.A., said LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But there were no reports of embassy staff unaccounted for.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
About $9 million of the cryptocurrency remains unaccounted for, according to the affidavit.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
There are also at least six people unaccounted for in the city of L.A., said LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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