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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Meanwhile, a separate Government Accountability Office audit in 2018 found $100 million worth of guns and ammunition bought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was unaccounted for.
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E.d. Cauchi, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Asheville's students face an uncertain path of recovery and rebuilding after dozens of people are still unaccounted for amid widespread communication and power blackouts.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The present watch is therefore either one of two possibilities: The final model to be delivered, in 1990, or one of the three unaccounted for examples which went somewhere other than regular customers.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In North Carolina’s Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, more than 200 people were unaccounted for as of Thursday and 72 people had been found dead so far, the county sheriff said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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E.d. Cauchi, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Asheville's students face an uncertain path of recovery and rebuilding after dozens of people are still unaccounted for amid widespread communication and power blackouts.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The present watch is therefore either one of two possibilities: The final model to be delivered, in 1990, or one of the three unaccounted for examples which went somewhere other than regular customers.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In North Carolina’s Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, more than 200 people were unaccounted for as of Thursday and 72 people had been found dead so far, the county sheriff said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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