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trace

[trays] / treɪs /






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FBI officials said efforts to trace, freeze, seize and forfeit the stolen virtual assets are ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Money trickled back to some Paraguayans hit by a sprawling banking crisis Monday, while their newly appointed president shuffled his cabinet and prosecutors sought international assistance to trace missing funds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Wasabi Wallet allows for users to move funds between bitcoin wallets without leaving a clear trace, facilitated by a “coordinator.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

"Officers remain in the area, and inquiries are ongoing to trace those involved."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

A trace of sulfur filled my nostrils as he lit a match.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Ecuador’s prison pipeline traces back to Jorge Luis Zambrano, leader of Los Choneros, named for the gang’s hometown of Chone in northwestern Ecuador.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

“Reading Matters” traces the evolution of our bookish culture, from prehistory to present day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The researchers identified the oldest known genetic traces of sheeppox virus in sheep teeth recovered from ancient pastoralist settlements in the Eurasian steppe.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

These materials can preserve traces of an animal's biological history, including evidence of infections present when it died.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

When I came down again, I found Joe and Orlick sweeping up, without any other traces of discomposure than a slit in one of Orlick’s nostrils, which was neither expressive nor ornamental.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

French explorers such as the Sieur de La Salle had traced a route along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, claiming much of the territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Crow also discussed the legacy of country music legend Dolly Parton - whose family tree has been traced to Machynlleth in Powys.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The word is often traced back to the acronym AMOG, standing for Alpha Male of the Group, and has been variously associated with bodybuilding forums in the mid-2010s as well as the manosphere and incels.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The researchers traced the discrepancy to a mistake in the city's geographic coordinates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

She traced her finger along the threading, a dreamy expression on her face.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

But close to $3 billion of the stolen funds still remain in control of the hackers, according to blockchain tracing firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

By peering into Ryugu’s relatively pristine samples and comparing them with meteorites like Murchison and Orgueil, researchers are tracing the cosmic journey of life’s probable molecular ingredients.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

And among Latinas in particular, tracing the threads of this visual lineage reveals how gothic subcultures became a kind of cultural armor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"So our focus is on the contact tracing and ensuring that we know exactly where those contacts are."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 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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