disappearance

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  1. The act of disappearing; removal or withdrawal from sight or knowledge; a ceasing to appear or to exist: as, the disappearance of the sun, or of a race of animals. A few days after Christ's disappearance out of the world, we find an assembly of disciples at Jerusalem, to the number of “about one hundred and twenty.” Paley, Evidences, ii. 9.

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  • Almost every morning I missed a "kenned face," and their disappearance was a mystery. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
  • After the period of mourning, Alice decided that her disappearance might be appreciated by the new king. —  Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman
  • Of course, the Tasmanians have now been extinct for years, and their disappearance was then rapidly approaching. —  The Romance of a Pro-Consul
  • Mark Sanford apologized to his family and the people of South Carolina on Wednesday after admitting his disappearance was the result of an extramarital affair. —  t r u t h o u t
  • Anyone with information regarding her disappearance is asked to call police.
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