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

What follows is a suspenseful tale of misplaced trust, mislaid memories and unreliable narration.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

It was being transported on a truck between a mine site north of Newman in the Pilbara region and the north-eastern parts of Perth between 10-16 January when it was mislaid.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

One letter missed its issue because the Coop office mislaid it and never sent it to the editor.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

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