missing

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The stakes could rise further, though, depending on who the missing weapons systems officer is captured, or rescued, by.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Witnesses flew from Brazil to testify that his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Ana Claudia Dos Santos, went missing in Brazil after breaking up with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

By Saturday, as an urgent rescue mission was under way to find a missing U.S. aviator whose aircraft was shot down in Iran, the president showed no signs of backing down on the new strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There was confusion over which buttons to press as they wrestled with the mystery of how to reload a SmarTrip card—all of it intensified by the prospect of missing their train.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“We can still get the third key if the missing page is on the wall. The magic is the same.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova