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

In the rush, he mislaid his keys, and lost 30 minutes searching in the smoky dark with torches until he found them blown against a fence.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

A nation’s stuff, squeezed and zippered and then entrusted to the delicate ballet of air travel, has been mislaid and orphaned this week.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

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

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2022

"Have the rest of you mislaid your tongues? Will no one talk sense to this frozen-faced fool?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin