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• n  the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
• n  the event of passing out of sight
• n  gradually ceasing to be visible
• n  ceasing to exist
  he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula
  what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?
  the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures

• From the beginning, the disappearance aroused suspicion.
• Portuguese officials have ended their investigation into the disappearance of the British girl.
• The McCanns were not initially suspected; they have consistently denied any role in the disappearance.

• disappearing
• fade

• appearance

News & Articles

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• Runner's disappearance prompts increased safety in Mount Marathon race
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A rookie's disappearance during a popular extreme race on Alaska's rugged Mount Marathon has led to significant new rules in the event.
  June 13, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Runner's disappearance prompts changes in AK race
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A rookie's disappearance during a popular extreme race on Alaska's rugged Mount Marathon has led to significant new rules in the event.
  June 13, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• Runner's Disappearance Prompts Changes
  Runner's disappearance in extreme Alaska mountain race prompts changes in rules        
  June 13, 2013 - ABC News

Quotes

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• Jose Socrates in The Associated Press
  Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said Saramago was "one of our great cultural figures and his disappearance has left our culture poorer."
• Anatoly Serdyukov in AFP
  Debriefing is under way to clarify all aspects of the disappearance and loss of signal from this vessel,Serdyukov said. "In the coming hours we will explain what happened with it, why communications with it were lost, why it changed its...
• Hassan Nasrallah in Africasia
  The blood of Imad Mughnieh will contribute to the disappearance of the Jewish state,said Nasrallah, whose Hezbollah fighters claimed victory in the devastating July-August 2006 war against Israel.