mislaid

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Wills can be destroyed or mislaid, accidentally on purpose; beneficiary designations are the purview of the financial institution in question.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

At her home in Nottingham, his daughter June says she remembers seeing one of him with her and her sisters, but at some point over the years it was mislaid.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

"I can't believe I mislaid an entire day!"

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2022

That confidence could now be mislaid with the quickly evolving situation causing a dashboard of indicators to flash some potential warning signs.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

The foot-people bad been early mislaid because they did not understand the notes of the horn.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White