mislaid

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Wills can be destroyed or mislaid, accidentally on purpose; beneficiary designations are the purview of the financial institution in question.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

"I can't believe I mislaid an entire day!"

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2022

The father-and-son team are part of a growing industry of ethical hackers using their skills to help people retrieve mislaid crypto-currency.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022

That confidence could now be mislaid with the quickly evolving situation causing a dashboard of indicators to flash some potential warning signs.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

The foot-people bad been early mislaid because they did not understand the notes of the horn.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White