trace
Example Sentences
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When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Medics are also facing a race against time to trace 3,600 people identified as contacts of the infected group.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
To answer those questions, researchers at Kyoto University set out to trace the origins and diversification of blood cells across the animal world.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“You can trace it to the Telecom Act of 1996.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
I looked into Aunt Kate’s face, and there was no trace of the Pickled Onion there.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing trace
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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