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The phrase "was reported missing" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you want to state that someone had gone missing and that it had been communicated to relevant authorities. For example: "John Smith, a 25-year-old man, was reported missing by his family after he failed to return home from work yesterday."
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was reported missing
noun
A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject.
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Little was reported missing.
Another person was reported missing.
One soldier was reported missing.
Kadiza was reported missing on Wednesday morning.
Lara was reported missing around 100 times.
One other soldier was reported missing.
One other Iraqi soldier was reported missing.
She was reported missing around 5 p.m.
Two days later he was reported missing.
Dennehy was reported missing in June.
He was reported missing eight hours later.
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