lost property
Americannoun
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lost properties
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"The airline tried then to return two sleeping bags to me and argue with me that was my lost property, even though they were clearly tagged to a different airport and another name."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
"What will happen with lost property, sick passengers, change of routes etc is a bit of a mystery as is the viability of the business model," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Comey said replacing just his family’s kitchen would cost around $40,000, and they only received $13,000 to cover lost property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Natalie Wilson, a teaching assistant at Hornsea Community School, organised the event and said uniform left in lost property was often unnamed so could not be returned to its owner.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
Someone—I can’t remember who it was—claimed after the lesson that what Miss Emily had said was that Norfolk was England’s “lost corner,” where all the lost property found in the country ended up.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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