trace
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Her white Ford Fiesta was later found abandoned nearby but there was no trace of the estate agent.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Measuring how much of each element is present helps scientists trace the chemical evolution of the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Some consumers trace the fitness trend to a postpandemic cultural shift in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nathan didn’t find or hear any trace of the Ash Being.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
"From the analysis of most of the traces, the recovered fragments point to a Russian Kh-101 missile," Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a news conference near the crater.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The only dance record on the shortlist, Nia Archives' second album traces the arc of a relationship from the first flush of love to a breakup so ugly that her partner calls the police.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Both methods revealed traces of charcoal in the paintings' black pigment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Stern: Habeas corpus traces back to 1215 and England’s Magna Carta.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Then he washed the last traces of the soap and the toothpaste from his face with lukewarm water.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
"Some users think the online world is anonymous and unregulated or that they cannot be traced," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration last week said it traced the bug to Taco Bell iceberg lettuce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Each instrument is also now laser tagged so it can be traced back to Platts & Nisbett, regardless of what hospital it ends up in.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inspectors confirmed the odors with community members, and traced them back to cleanup operations at the facility, according to the air quality agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
I traced the backbone with my finger and decided to start with the shark’s skeleton.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Everyone I spoke with described the current process of tracing foodborne illnesses as laborious and slow and hampered by an absence of a unified approach.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Bicentennial Wagon Train made a yearlong journey across the U.S., tracing old covered-wagon trails and arriving in Valley Forge, Pa., on July 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
These include contact tracing, clinical assessment and precautionary testing.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
In a bid to boost tracing goods, the EU will make it mandatory from November 1, 2026 to provide reference details about the products.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Carefully, he spread out the map between them in the dirt, tracing two connecting lines with his fingers.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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