She's tracked down over two hundred missing persons, in many cases after the police have given up.
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missing person — UK US noun [countable] [singular missing person plural missing persons] someone that the police are trying to find because their family does not know where they are and is worried about them Thesaurus: something or someone missing from somewhere … Useful english dictionary
missing person — plural missing persons n someone who has disappeared and whose family has asked the police to try to find them … Dictionary of contemporary English
Missing person — For other uses, see Missing Persons (disambiguation). A missing person is a person who has disappeared for usually unknown reasons. Missing persons photographs may be posted on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, and websites, along with a… … Wikipedia
missing person — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms missing person : singular missing person plural missing persons someone that the police are trying to find because their family does not know where they are and is worried about them … English dictionary
Missing Person (novel) — Missing Person (French: Rue des Boutiques Obscures) is the sixth novel by Patrick Modiano published 5 September 1978. In the same year it was awarded the Prix Goncourt. The English translation by Daniel Weissbort was published in 1980. Rue des… … Wikipedia
missing person — noun plural missing persons (C) 1 someone who has disappeared and whose family has asked the police to try to find them 2 Missing Persons the police department responsible for trying to find people who have disappeared … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
missing person — noun A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought … Wiktionary
Missing Persons — Missing Person(s) may refer to: Missing person a person who has disappeared for usually unknown reasons Missing persons (Pakistan), referring to the enforced disappearances in Pakistan Missing Persons (band), an American band (active 1980–86)… … Wikipedia
Missing white woman syndrome — (MWWS) or missing pretty girl syndrome is a term used by some media and social critics to describe the seemingly disproportionate degree of coverage in television, radio, newspaper and magazine reporting of a misfortune, most often a missing… … Wikipedia
Missing Persons Unit — Genre Police documentary Presented by Mike Munro (2006 2008) Steve Bastoni (2009 ) Country of origin Australia Language(s) English … Wikipedia
