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disappearance

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


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Barella, who is the father of a friend of Lyhanna, was taken into custody three days after her disappearance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

But what we can say is that for the sample as a whole the rate of disappearance will be such that half the atoms will disappear every 30 seconds.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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