trace
Example Sentences
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Rescue teams traced the phone number that dialed 999 but Warren said when they rang, the line went dead as soon as it became clear who was calling.
From BBC
These early changes leave detectable traces in the blood, but only for a short time.
From Science Daily
Eighty‑five percent of the samples contained multiple pesticide residues, the organisations said, with some apples showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
From Barron's
The logic of the Goldman Sachs estimate is similar to that underlying academic studies tracing back to the Frey-Osborne framework, which classifies occupations by susceptibility to computerization.
I shrug, tracing the lines of a monster on my jeans leg.
From Literature
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