traces

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The Amaterasu particle has been especially difficult to explain because its estimated arrival direction traces back to a cosmic void, a region of space with no clear source capable of producing ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The word “credit” traces back to the Latin root for “to believe.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

On 15 May 2024, the company confirmed traces of cryptosporidium had been found in the supply network and issued a boil water notice to about 17,000 homes and businesses in and around Brixham.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

As Mr. Mintzker traces the origins and purposes behind that slanderous 1602 pamphlet, he encounters the work of Jacob Schudt, a German theologian and devout Lutheran who around 1714 began publishing his four-volume “Jewish Memorabilia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The general public typically traces the death of Jim Crow to Brown v.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander