missing, presumed dead

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an official status for a person who has been missing for an extended period and is believed to be dead

Examples (10)

  • After years of no contact, the explorer was declared missing, presumed dead.
  • The family held a memorial service for their loved one, officially listed as missing, presumed dead.
  • Without any trace, the sailor was eventually registered as missing, presumed dead.
  • The government updated his status to missing, presumed dead after a decade.
  • The villagers mourned those who were missing, presumed dead after the disaster.
  • Her grandfather, a soldier in the war, was officially missing, presumed dead.
  • The insurance claim could only proceed once he was declared missing, presumed dead.
  • For those missing, presumed dead, closure is often hard to find.
  • The aircraft vanished, and all aboard were soon declared missing, presumed dead.
  • It's a tragic situation when someone goes missing, presumed dead and there's no body.