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
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- 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.