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disappearance

[dis-uh-peer-uhns] / ˌdɪs əˈpɪər əns /


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For a half-century, Congress has been offering middle- and working-class Americans options for tax-advantaged individual retirement savings, largely to compensate for the disappearance of traditional pensions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

She said she and her siblings felt "so much unhappiness" during the important life stages that followed her mother's disappearance and her father's conviction.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

For years, Morup's family back in Ladakh have struggled to come to terms with his disappearance.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The repeated appearance and disappearance of sperm conjugation is one of the study's most notable findings.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

With some there was great joy at the sight of Frank Churchill; others took it very composedly; but there was a very general distress and disturbance on Miss Fairfax’s disappearance being explained.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

It has called for anyone being held beyond the legal period to be taken to court or released, and any alleged unlawful detentions or disappearances to be independently investigated.

From BBC Aug. 20, 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

Andrew Glazer, director of the documentary on the 2018 disappearances, told AFP that Ramos is accused of paying actors to fabricate allegations against the military.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Their disappearances were phenomenons that happened every time Hyacinth gave Franz a bath.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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