missing

Example Sentences

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Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Lancashire Police said: "We believe it to be the body of the missing boy."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Nathan Fielder is missing, probably up there somewhere, flying the friendly skies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Now, researchers led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe they may have uncovered the missing piece of the puzzle.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Another body was recovered from the water of Rother Valley Country Park in South Yorkshire in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a teenage boy went missing.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“Ella changed ink and words into magic. She turned that into something. Remember what Ollie said? There’s a fail-safe. We already have the door. It’s in the words from the missing pages.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova