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Recent Examples of disappearance
According to Velina, shortly after Laverda’s disappearance, her purse or wallet was found on a stretch of highway in New Mexico.
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Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
In the five months since Nancy's disappearance, multiple ransom notes have been sent to media outlets, including KOLD and TMZ, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Poor and rich communities alike won’t like the stigma that some observers will attach to the disappearance of neighborhood schools.
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2026
The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Callella admitted that his actions were meant to harass the family by seeking information about the investigation into the missing person’s disappearance.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The first two notes were sent in February—the month of Guthrie’s disappearance—to multiple local news outlets and the online tabloid TMZ.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
His disappearance in 1964 forced his wife and three children to flee into exile along with most of his siblings with the exception of a sister who would later serve in the administration of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Human rights activists felt that the tournament would sportwash the crisis that has led to the disappearance of more than 130,000 people.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
In the five months since Nancy's disappearance, multiple ransom notes have been sent to media outlets, including KOLD and TMZ, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Poor and rich communities alike won’t like the stigma that some observers will attach to the disappearance of neighborhood schools.
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2026
The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Callella admitted that his actions were meant to harass the family by seeking information about the investigation into the missing person’s disappearance.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The first two notes were sent in February—the month of Guthrie’s disappearance—to multiple local news outlets and the online tabloid TMZ.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
His disappearance in 1964 forced his wife and three children to flee into exile along with most of his siblings with the exception of a sister who would later serve in the administration of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Human rights activists felt that the tournament would sportwash the crisis that has led to the disappearance of more than 130,000 people.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearance
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The congregation started to arrive at the usual time, about half an hour before Mass on a recent Saturday afternoon, the old church slowly filling with the descendants and caretakers of a place of great serenity but also great loss.
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Fireflies are facing growing challenges from habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change and light pollution.
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The moves were meant to reshape the roster to maximize superstar Luka Doncic, who will take the reins with the departure of LeBron James.
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Johnston, Cobbins leaving Johnston’s departure comes just three years after becoming the long-term replacement for former County Administrator Doug Bach, who left the government under an $800,000 separation agreement.
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First, there is the wet bulb temperature, which is the lowest temperature at which the evaporation of water can cool the air.
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The body cools via sweat evaporation, but humid air hinders this process, leading to inefficient cooling.
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Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare Airport, with more than 300,000 passengers arriving or departing.
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While Schmid fills the role of a high-end backup, Florida still needs to acquire a starting-caliber goaltender prior to the start of the season with both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov departing.
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The key to their passing is, essentially, that the school kids always get dragged towards the ball over on one side, and the internationals can constantly switch the play to the opposite flank, where one of the trio is unmarked.
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The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing.
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But Al-Juburi doesn’t see the result as a melting pot, which burns away the unique flavors and characteristics of each ingredient.
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And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world.
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Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.
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Watching Moon and this better daughter, Stevie fantasizes about walking out of the store and vanishing.
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“Disappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearance. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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