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disappearance

[dis-uh-peer-uhns] / ˌdɪs əˈpɪər əns /


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The puppet depicts Paine as a skeleton because Fitzgerald - AKA graphic artist Polyp - was moved by the mysterious story of the disappearance of Paine's exhumed bones after his death.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Rooney also stressed that the jury should arrive at their verdict by considering how things were at the time of Noah's disappearance and death, and not with the benefit of hindsight.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Separately, the Supreme Court restored a murder conviction in the case of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old New York City boy whose 1979 disappearance drew national attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The Peteys seemed to recognize some grand new beginning in the disappearance of Mr. Flux.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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