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missing

Definition for missing

adjective as in gone, absent

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The numbers help fill in a void left by missing federal economic stats delayed by the recent government shutdown.

There are fears that number could increase further, because several people are still missing.

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The main Catholic cleric in the region has told the BBC that Nigeria's government is making "no meaningful effort" to rescue those still missing.

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At least 38 people died this month in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Central Java and around 13 are still missing.

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She joins a search party, and she’s hooked on this thrill of helping find the body of this missing girl, and then decides to start pursuing leads.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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