unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
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There are about 72,000 soldiers from World War II, about 7,500 from the Korean War, and more than 1,550 from the Vietnam War that are still unaccounted.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
Despite the system’s abolition, concerns persist regarding the influx of unaccounted cash donations.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2024
Bissen said the missing persons list was the result of the FBI combining and refining various lists of unaccounted individuals from a number of different agencies including the American Red Cross and the Emergency Management Agency.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
As pipes age, the material becomes porous, allowing water to seep out and contribute to unaccounted loss.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2023
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
Despite the system’s abolition, concerns persist regarding the influx of unaccounted cash donations.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2024
Bissen said the missing persons list was the result of the FBI combining and refining various lists of unaccounted individuals from a number of different agencies including the American Red Cross and the Emergency Management Agency.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
As pipes age, the material becomes porous, allowing water to seep out and contribute to unaccounted loss.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2023
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unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-əd
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
their absence was unaccounted for
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