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disappearance

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


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Family members, who have called for a more thorough investigation into Casias’ disappearance and death, reiterated after the autopsy that they do not believe she would have killed herself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“The disappearance of the regent honeyeater’s song is a cultural issue, too,” Mr. Hoffman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

At the time of Abadigga's disappearance, PCT's directors included Maj Gen Herbert Mashego, the then commanding officer of 5 Special Forces Regiment.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

For years, Morup's family back in Ladakh have struggled to come to terms with his disappearance.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Still, I recognized her from the onslaught of media exposure her smiling face had received since her disappearance.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Activists put the number of disappearances much higher, at around 7,000 – but there is no reliable source of data and no way to verify either side's claims.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Her organisation, the BYC, campaigns against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, which has been the site of a decades-long struggle for more autonomy.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has focused on distinguishing between disappearances committed by organized crime and those forced by state agents.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

One was former Amnesty International and UN researcher Madeleine Penman, who investigated disappearances in Tamaulipas between 2015 and 2019.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

What was more, further disappearances had been reported in the Daily Prophet, including several relatives of students at Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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