trace
Example Sentences
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As I traced one of them with my finger, he answered simply that he’d had an operation on his nerves.
From Salon
The review did not seek to trace who accessed or attempted to access the document.
From BBC
The tracing work showed that ACA and ORB each communicate with a variety of cell types in their target regions rather than a single cell class.
From Science Daily
Because photons behave according to quantum mechanics, their polarization cannot be measured without leaving detectable traces.
From Science Daily
They traced the preserved soft anatomy, examined the sediments inside and outside the mummy, and matched the dinosaur's hooves back into a footprint.
From Science Daily
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