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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a missing person" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to law enforcement, news reports, or discussions about individuals who have disappeared and are unaccounted for.
Example: "The police have launched a search for a missing person last seen in the downtown area."
Alternatives: "an absent individual" or "a lost person".
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The girl is considered a missing person.
She is officially a missing person.
His family filed a missing person report July 22.
-- she herself has been a missing person for 28 years.
They are no longer looking for a missing person.
Until then, he had just been a missing person".
For the police, sadly, a missing person is often just another name in a growing database.
Ukrainian officials have refused to investigate Mr. Razvozzhayev's disappearance, saying he is not a missing person.
"It's very difficult to be a missing person digitally," he said.
Any time after seven years a missing person can be declared legally dead.
Doc seems barely able to find his own shoes let alone a missing person.
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