missing item

collocation in English

meaningsofmissinganditem

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missing
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/us
/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/
Someone who is missing ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofmissinganditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Just over 25 per cent (65 cases) had at least onemissingitem.
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This article comprehensively demolishes the naive solution of assuming themissingitem(s) occurred once, using a number of carefully chosen relevant examples.
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The onlymissingitemfrom the advertisement is an imprint.
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All of the missing items from the collection were ultimately found.
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Piglet magically enters their dreams and begins to help them find their missing items.
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She lifts the floorboards, and finds missing items, including dollhouse furniture.
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The school estimated the total value of missing items at nearly $12,000.
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The main task is to meet characters and find their missing items.
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Although many items were recovered, it is agreed that there are still missing items.
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Students then fill in missing items as the lecture progresses.
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A hand held scanner is used by staff to rapidly check shelf order, to search for missing items, to perform inventories, and to record in-house use of most items.
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The purchasers also claimed there was an oral agreement that included the missing items not covered by the written sale agreement, though the appellants denied this.
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A number of the missing items were located in 2004, and a further group of twenty pieces, illicitly traded by antiquities dealers, was later recovered and is to be repatriated.
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The missing items are randomly assigned at the start of each new game to screens within this grid, although the various characters can always be found on the same screens.
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Many parts were simply not put on the vehicle, such as a passenger side windshield wiper, sound deadening, armrests, heater, radio, to list a few missing items.
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