'found' in 'car found in river' vs 'car been found in river'?

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What's difference of the 'found' between 'car found in river' vs 'car been found in river'?

Are they all verb? and what's difference?

as I checked in Collins Dictionary, 'found' seems didn't have adjective part of speech. so, what's the 'found' in 'car found in river' represented?

thanks.

Found is the past participle of the verb to find. The second example (in the question title) works if the sentence is extended, such as to the question "Has a car been found in the river?" The first "car found in river" is the type of "sentence" used in a newspaper headline. — Weather Vane, Commented Mar 20, 2018 at 19:41
@WeatherVane thanks, very interesting clue. Do you know where can I find any reference of the Title English vs Written English? — anyone, Commented Mar 21, 2018 at 8:34

Weather Vane · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-22 20:55:48Z

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Found is the past participle of the verb to find.

The second phrase in the question title works if the sentence is extended, such as the question

Has a car been found in the river?

The first phrase in the title

Car found in river

is like the abbreviated "sentence" used in newspaper headlines.

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 20:55

Weather Vane

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