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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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Forty-six people are still unaccounted for.

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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed a technical rescue unit with dogs carried out further searches after the casualties were treated to ensure there were no persons unaccounted for.

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A government audit of family registries in Japan in 2010 uncovered more than 230,000 people listed as being aged 100 or older who were unaccounted for, some having in fact died decades previously.

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Mr Touvet also said that another three people who were on a separate boat trying to cross at Neufchâtel-Hardelot were unaccounted for.

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Locals, however, have told reporters that more people from the area are still unaccounted for.

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