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trace

[trays] / treɪs /






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"Our recording captured a clear, permanent mark distinguishing the two very first cells, letting us trace nearly every cell we profiled from the embryo back to one or the other," said Kim.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

But her plane vanished without a trace while trying to reach Howland Island, a remote, uninhabited coral island near Nikumaroro, to refuel.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems, Neuman said, adding that “even trace amounts in clear diesel can bring IRS and state penalties outside the waiver window.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Upon examining the man’s papers, the British soldier “notices that the Wehrmacht stamp is smudged. Below it there appears to be a trace of a previously affixed rubber stamp.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Not a single trace of smoke curled through the sky.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Mr. Korman traces the origins of AI doomerism to a 2014 book, “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies,” by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In her 2021 book “The Fishmeal Revolution,” Kristin A. Wintersteen traces how the Humboldt Current — a cold, nutrient-rich upwelling system along the Pacific coast of South America — was reimagined as a protein mine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

This 4% rate traces to a 1994 article by William Bengen in the Journal of Financial Planning.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

That search should also combine every available line of evidence, including animal body fossils, traces of animal activity, and chemical biomarkers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The work space was cleared of all traces of me.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Our investigation traced authentic replica shirts to two factories in Cambodia, where conditions were described as "grim".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Part of this resilience can be traced to the enduring Jewish practices for mourning—practices that focus on dwelling with the loss, not trying immediately to move past it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague and the governor of the local region said Thursday no health issues were detected after all her contacts were traced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Scientists have traced the origins of donkeys back more than 5,000 years to eastern Africa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

I drew them large; I shaped them well: the eyelashes I traced long and sombre; the irids lustrous and large.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The Scottish government said four of those cases were detected outside of the zone by tracing animal movements from the affected farms.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Other researchers are also tracing the link between college majors and job-market outcomes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Delays in specimen collection, transportation and testing can postpone confirmation by days or weeks, which hinders the isolation of infected persons, contact tracing and the initiation of outbreak-control measures," Sullivan wrote.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The International Community for the Red Cross, the primary international rights group involved in tracking down missing persons in the enclave, says it is dealing with roughly 5,000 to 6,000 open tracing requests in Gaza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

He kept his eyes on the arm of the desk, tracing circles into it with his thumb and pointer finger.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson




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