disappearance
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The resistance to artificial intelligence is growing—although one activist’s disappearance has the movement on edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Conservationists believe changes in habitat management may have contributed to its disappearance.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Upp’s first recorded disappearance ends with her improbable recovery, still alive, from the waters near the Statue of Liberty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It’s this exact type of cultural disappearance that Kojima was grieving during his weekend comments.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
We were talking to Georges Laforgue, who was telling us enthusiastically and at great length about a similar disappearance at Brandeis when suddenly, from nowhere, Henry appeared behind him.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Satluj is inspired by the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated allegations of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during Punjab's separatist insurgency - and then he himself disappeared.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Activists put the number of disappearances much higher, at around 7,000 – but there is no reliable source of data and no way to verify either side's claims.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has focused on distinguishing between disappearances committed by organized crime and those forced by state agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Ramos, who investigated and publicized the case, said "I'm now convinced that the sanctions came out on April 16 because a documentary that denounced those enforced disappearances."
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
As I told Mr. Lewin about the disappearances, he nodded sagely, his mouth cocked in a thoughtful smile.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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