trace
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The private island, Indian Creek, represents one of South Florida’s major battlefields where the region’s newly minted billionaires are clashing with those of more modest affluence who trace their Miami roots back generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Because immune cells divide continuously, the scientists needed to trace their cellular family trees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
I felt like the cop who keeps getting hung up on before I could trace the crook’s phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
To trace the breadcrumbs of this tragedy, readers need critical context.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
His voice was tinged with the barest trace of hope.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Product ecologist at Nature Metrics, Dr George Muscatt, said the eDNA was "tiny traces or fingerprints of DNA that species in that ecosystem have left behind".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s well-known that all of the stock market’s net gain traces to a very small number of days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
My perverse love for lip stuff traces back to when I was 4 and first tried on my grandmother’s Clinique lipstick in Raspberry Glace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some genetic traces of those ancient dogs remain, however.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
All traces of humor and mischief have evaporated from her eyes, revealing the same intense look that Ma must have inherited.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
In adult brains, the researchers detected changes in myelination that could be traced to thicker myelin sheaths, particularly around thin axons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
A 22-year-old man was later traced in Longniddry on Friday and taken to hospital as a precaution.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Food and Drug administration traced an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasite-born intestinal disease, to contaminated lettuce grown in Mexico by Salinas-based Taylor Fresh Foods that made its way to Taco Bell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The path traced back to low in the asteroid belt."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Raizel bent down, traced a finger through the mess, and raised it to her nose.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
"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
She had issued numerous appeals for help tracing her father in the years he was missing.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
After a few blocks on Reseda, Papas turned back into the neighborhood centered around Etiwanda and started tracing loops across the blocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In meetings, some employees questioned how such an order would work in place of a traditional recall, given the difficulty of tracing suspicious parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And as soon as the door shuts, he cups my face in his hands, tracing his thumbs along my cheekbones.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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