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unaccounted

/ ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd /

adjective

  1. missing

    as many as 100 people are unaccounted for

  2. not included in an account

    70 million dollars of unaccounted money

  3. not explained adequately

    unaccounted friendliness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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One person was unaccounted for while more than 170 people were evacuated as fire engulfed a residential area in Oita in southern Japan, the local government said Wednesday.

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One person remained unaccounted for, while 350 houses in part of Oita were suffering power blackout due to the incident, it said.

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Penelope spotted some old schoolmates of her own among the throng, but she could not stop to exchange greetings now, not with the children unaccounted for.

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After conducting a roll call at the evacuation center, facility staff realized that two residents were unaccounted for and alerted the Sheriff’s Department, the report said.

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Earlier, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said the unaccounted prisoners revealed "the incompetence of this government".

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