disappearance
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In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
A year on from her disappearance Larissa, also known as Lara, told the BBC's Reported Missing programme: "When somebody asks for help, you don't say 'maybe later', you've got to do it now."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The authors said their apparent disappearance "has become a dense mystery, a puzzle that has plunged investigators into deep confusion".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Taken together, the appearance reframed Colbert’s exit from CBS not as disappearance, but as migration.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
She began to think of Emeline’s departure as a disappearance and recalled that soon after Emeline’s last visit a curious change in routine had occurred within Holmes’s building.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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