unaccounted
Britishadjective
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missing
as many as 100 people are unaccounted for
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not included in an account
70 million dollars of unaccounted money
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not explained adequately
unaccounted friendliness
Example Sentences
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"Sadly, only seven bodies have been recovered but search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate those still unaccounted for."
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The French foreign ministry said nine French citizens figured among the injured, and eight others remained unaccounted for.
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Many of those who stood, motionless, overlooking the scene of the tragedy, knew people who remain unaccounted for, or were badly injured.
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The clarification comes after some 35 students were initially thought to be unaccounted for after the government ended rescue efforts.
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Dippolito said five people remained unaccounted for, but that number was preliminary.
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