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

After they mislaid evidence a number of times, she says, she carried her home computer and a pile of paperwork into the police station.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

What follows is a suspenseful tale of misplaced trust, mislaid memories and unreliable narration.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

One letter missed its issue because the Coop office mislaid it and never sent it to the editor.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

"I have mislaid them as well, I fear."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin