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whereabouts

[hwair-uh-bouts, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər- /
NOUN
location
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"The whereabouts of eight people is unknown and rescue operations are ongoing," said Yevgeny Balitsky, the Kremlin-installed head of the Russian-occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

His whereabouts have been unclear in recent days as Cuban authorities held him in an unknown location while the US approved a parole request.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

He completed his sentence Thursday, but his whereabouts are unknown.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Together they exchanged whispers about an artist’s unknown whereabouts and whether or not they would catch him on his descent to the first floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

I’d often been asked about my mother, but until now, I’d never had to explain the whereabouts of Gideon.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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