trace
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His concerns trace back to amendments made in the final days of the legislative session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
While Hurricane Polo hurtles around the Pacific, there isn't a trace of the usual cyclones off Mexico's opposite coast, near Solis's native Yucatan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The key players in Kao’s pay-to-play deals went to great lengths to meet in person and leave no trace of an actual quid pro quo, he told agents.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
This could range from clearer warnings about the rules, to a mandatory buyer information and registration scheme which would make it easier for police to trace vehicles used in crime or anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
And it would’ve been too lucky to find a trace of the Nightbeast on their first try.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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In “Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile,” Mr. Moritz traces the generational arc of trauma and displacement that has also encompassed his own life experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines,” opening Sunday at the Hammer Museum, traces that relentless drive across nearly 150 paintings, drawings, sculptures, garments and tapestries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
These chemical traces can continue communicating long after the animal that produced them has moved on.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Intel traces its origins to memory chips before it got out of that business due to poor economics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Her eyes were darkly shadowed, traces of green veins crawled just underneath her pale skin, and Olanna wondered if she was sick.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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JWST's sensitivity and resolution allowed them to distinguish broad winds containing molecular hydrogen from jets and winds traced by neon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
A years-long investigation by the US Justice Department traced and tracked the smuggling routes and resulted in thousands of looted artefacts being returned to Iraq.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
However, economists and Fed officials noted the drop was likely a blip traced to Amazon’s Prime Day and related promotions that happened in June instead of July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The supply at the eateries was traced back to a Taylor Farms facility in Central Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Percy traced his hand across a web of capillaries.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Other researchers are also tracing the link between college majors and job-market outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Gammons is tracing ERA trends across five decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"The 1851 memoir, by contrast, was a spiritual redemption story, with Byfield tracing his progress from rebellious sinner to devout and repentant Christian."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“There was about seven decades of work that had to happen,” he said, tracing the origins to the late 1940s and early 1950s and studies on the statistics of language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Jenny Cohen has this one,” she’d told them, her finger tracing the outline of a blond doll that did indeed resemble Jenny Cohen: sweet faced with heavy bangs, slightly stocky.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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