unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
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However, some of the person's body parts remain unaccounted for.
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And then there is a son whose father is still considered unaccounted for in the Korean War, despite reports that he had been killed while a prisoner of war.
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One Filipina domestic helper was also killed and 12 others remain unaccounted for, according to the Philippines Consulate General in Hong Kong.
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Tsang added that 54 bodies could not yet be identified, with around 40 people reported missing and 100 others remaining unaccounted for.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
And then there is a son whose father is still considered unaccounted for in the Korean War, despite reports that he had been killed while a prisoner of war.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
One Filipina domestic helper was also killed and 12 others remain unaccounted for, according to the Philippines Consulate General in Hong Kong.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Tsang added that 54 bodies could not yet be identified, with around 40 people reported missing and 100 others remaining unaccounted for.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
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unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-əd
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
their absence was unaccounted for
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