trace
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America’s ad agencies began to come into their own in the late 1800s—a few of today’s biggest agencies can trace their roots back that far—and became powerhouses in the middle of the 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
There are no other references to these lawsuits on genuine websites and lawsuits are hard to trace if any Home Office officials wanted to check because the Bangladesh courts used a primarily paper-based record system.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If the first sponges were soft-bodied and lacked mineral skeletons, many may have disappeared without leaving a trace.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
I’d be a complete stranger there, impossible to place or trace.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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