missing

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Roo's mysterious case was also being reviewed by teams at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children and it was a chance phone call with one endocrinologist there that provided the missing piece of the puzzle.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, was reported missing in 2024 from the Inland Empire, according to authorities, but her whereabouts since then remained a mystery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

That marks a difference from where he stood earlier this year, when he described rate reductions as the single missing ingredient for stronger economic growth and argued the Fed had no reason to delay.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Two dozen of Lewis’s plants are still missing, including his specimen of Erythranthe lewisii, his monkeyflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Sorry,” I say, as I fumble around in the depths of my bag, missing it multiple times in my desperation to turn it off while it keeps screaming its obnoxious announcement.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam