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whereabouts

[hwair-uh-bouts, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər- /
NOUN
location
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Javadli's family and friends had lost contact with her since Tuesday night and had raised the alarm over her whereabouts.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In the bodycam footage, a police officer can be heard asking Nowak: "You've been stabbed, whereabouts?" before adding: "Don't think you have, mate."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Days later, the El Dorado Sheriff’s Department issued a public appeal for any information about his whereabouts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

She usually won’t know precisely where in Los Angeles he is—or, for that matter, the whereabouts of his 15-year-old brother, either.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

That night, NBC and ABC news reported that there were still no clues as to the whereabouts of Daniel Ellsberg.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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