unaccounted for

idiom

—used to say that what happened to someone or something is not known

Many people were unaccounted for after the disaster.

A great deal of money remains unaccounted for.

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About $9 million of the cryptocurrency remains unaccounted for, according to the affidavit. —

Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 There are also at least six people unaccounted for in the city of L.A., said LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi. —

Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025 Their worst fears were confirmed when the mother and her kittens were killed, leaving only Evergreen unaccounted for. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Deputies then discovered that the conditions had not improved and located approximately 202 cats and 50 dogs, with several other cats being left unaccounted for due to them running loose on the property, the release said. —

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