trace
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Binance said the amount of funds frozen may continue to increase as its teams work closely with law enforcement and other partners to trace and seize additional assets.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"This figure may continue to increase as our teams work closely with law enforcement, issuers, blockchain intelligence firms and industry partners to trace and freeze additional assets," the company said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Some people trace the stock-market mania story back to the railroad boom in the 1800s, the South Sea Bubble in the 1700s or the Dutch mania for tulip bulbs in the 1600s.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
"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
“She grew up in a remote village,” said Sister Gladys with a trace of irritation.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Genetic studies have also established that Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, leaving traces of their DNA in populations alive today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Powerus, as the founders tell it, traces its roots to Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Teng also describes how the hackers used "a self-destruct mechanism that destroyed tooling and traces as they went, making it more difficult for us to trace and investigate".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The root of the problem, some economists say, traces back to the tsunami of hiring after the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
She traces the first line with her index finger.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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The agency said the substance involved had been identified as home heating oil, or kerosene, and that the source had been traced to a nearby tank.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
But Britain's central role in slavery and mistreatment of its colonial subjects have traced the contours of the trip.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Researchers traced the fluorescence primarily to glands in the animals' skin and the substances those glands release.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dulkay traced Dementiev to a reconnaissance platoon of 12 Russian soldiers who were deployed on Yablunska Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
I traced the white road winding round the base of one mountain, and vanishing in a gorge between two; how I longed to follow it farther!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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When the building wraps around the shuttle itself it reads as a gleaming, cone-shaped beacon, visible from far away; tracing the shuttle’s dimensions and anchoring the museum in Expo Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
The International Rescue Committee has also called for continued funding for contact tracing, border screening and training of frontline health workers in Kenya.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The difference in tariff rates, along with the extensive red tape involved in tracing U.S.-made components, has led some firms to shift production from North America to Asia, representatives from automakers told the negotiators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She lowered her eyes to the floor, tracing the red clay that he had tracked into the bedroom.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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