disappearance
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Their disappearance has made it difficult for researchers to determine whether they are related to any animals living today.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Emmanuel’s disappearance drew national attention after Haro and her husband told authorities their son had been kidnapped after someone attacked her in a Yucaipa parking lot on Aug. 14.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The authors said their apparent disappearance "has become a dense mystery, a puzzle that has plunged investigators into deep confusion".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Taken together, the appearance reframed Colbert’s exit from CBS not as disappearance, but as migration.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
He discovered that after Lewis’s disappearance Middleton had pretended to be her adopted son in order to cash several of her checks.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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