missing girl

collocation in English

meaningsofmissingandgirl

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missing
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/us
/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/
Someone who is missing ...
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girl
noun
uk
/ɡɜːl/us
/ɡɝːl/
a female child or young woman, especially one still ...
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(Definition ofmissingandgirlfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A huge police search failed to find themissinggirl.
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It's about a detective working on a case of amissinggirl.
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An initial search party is unable to locate themissinggirl.
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There is a television news broadcast about amissinggirl.
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However, the taxi driver's tip failed to help police trace themissinggirl.
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Up to 2,000 volunteers a day were dispatched to the area surrounding her home trying to find any trace of themissinggirl.
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They state their innocence and agree to embark on a quest to rescue the missing girls.
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In the 1980s, adoptions accounted for half of the so-called missing girls.
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By finding her passport there, she understands that the lone police officer was behind all the missing girls.
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But he later realizes that this is the same person who was the last to see his missing girls.
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No reason for their disappearance is ever given, and one of the missing girls is later found with no memory of what has happened to her companions.
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