trace
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Prosecutors have appealed for international help as they attempt to trace the missing funds.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Police tried to trace the vehicle but lost track of it in San Bernardino County, the East Bay Times reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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
The company added it had taken a range of steps following the incident, including working with law enforcement to trace and freeze affected assets.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Zohra laughs without a trace of envy, and I smile through the ache of missing my uncle.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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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
William Manchester’s panoramic chronicle traces Europe’s transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, but the book’s final section pauses on the specifics of the premodern Age of Sail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 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
Scientists also detected genetic traces from numerous plant and animal species, adding another layer to the Shroud's biological history.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Be careful with him always that there may be nothing to excite him of this kind for a long time to come; the traces of such an illness as his do not lightly die away.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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When looking at what’s driving more women to speak up, much can be traced back to the revelations about Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
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 tipping point can be traced back to 2022 at least, when Mali detained 49 Ivorian soldiers for six months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Raizel bent down, traced a finger through the mess, and raised it to her nose.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The company’s cyber investigators began to work with their own partners that specialize in tracing cryptocurrency—TRM Labs, Chainalysis and Elliptic—to compile a list of digital addresses containing the pilfered funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
By tracing the connections of LC neurons, researchers found that different groups of cells communicate with specific regions of the nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 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
I'm like a giant mess of problems, all linked together and tracing back to my childhood.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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