trace
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This could range from clearer warnings about the rules, to a mandatory buyer information and registration scheme which would make it easier for police to trace vehicles used in crime or anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Our work suggests that the trace amounts of sucralose-6-acetate in a single, daily sucralose-sweetened drink exceed that threshold. And that's not even accounting for the amount of sucralose-6-acetate produced as metabolites after people consume sucralose."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
It is still gathering people, references, conversations and the occasional unexpected encounter, allowing each to leave some small trace behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In recent weeks, we scoured hundreds of articles from the Journal’s archives to trace that history—and show how the events of one 2001 morning continue to reverberate a quarter-century later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was in a German officer’s uniform, but his Polish was very good, only a trace of an accent.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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Kang traces much of that belief back to her upbringing in South Korea and the influence of her father.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Intel traces its origins to memory chips before it got out of that business due to poor economics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Inspectors in early 2022 had found traces of a potentially deadly bacteria at its plant in Sturgis, Mich., including on equipment close to infant formula containers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
These AI systems demonstrated the ability to coordinate, establish hierarchies among themselves, cheat and erase traces of their actions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Although she was enjoying the night air, Holly could taste traces of pollutants.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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The supply at the eateries was traced back to a Taylor Farms facility in Central Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Anthropic traced a fake news operation to LKM Company, a French advertising agency.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
However, this is the first time researchers have traced the detailed physics of this type of outgassing in an object that originated in interstellar space.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The FBI traced Bayoumi to Birmingham, UK, where he had moved with his family before 9/11.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Slowly, Oliver traced a line across the folded scarf.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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As a result, another drug may be added instead of tracing the symptom back to the medication that caused it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The priority now is delivering aid, recovering loved ones, tracing missing relatives and reunifying separated children, the UN's humanitarian agency says.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“There was about seven decades of work that had to happen,” he said, tracing the origins to the late 1940s and early 1950s and studies on the statistics of language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"These incidents have disrupted surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing, treatment and community engagements showing how attacks can undermine not only health services, but also the capacity to detect and contain outbreaks," said Musani.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
There were more children, running in seemingly aimless patterns while sparrows flew overhead, tracing the same pathways through the air.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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