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Will Bitcoin Transaction Evicted From Mempool Disappear From Blockchain Explorer?

Will Bitcoin Transaction Evicted From Mempool Disappear From Blockchain Explorer? From the question below I can see the circumstances under which a transaction will be removed from the Bitcoin mempool :- How do transactions leave the memory pool? Whilst a transaction is still unconfirmed, it shows up in the Blockchain.info Explorer as an 'Unconfirmed Transaction!', within a red colored button. This button then turns to blue with "1 Confirmations" when the transaction is confirmed. However if the transaction remains unconfirmed for a long time and the button remains at red, and if the transaction is then eventually "evicted" from the mempool, will the Blockchain Explorer then just report "Transaction Not Found" when I search for the transaction's id ? I would find this behaviour useful as it would allow me to tell when a transaction has effectively been cancelled. If the red button is still showing, I know my transaction may still have a cha...