trace
Example Sentences
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It said it was possible to trace the stolen goods by scanning the unique batch codes found on each bar.
From Barron's
The deeper and more actively you process information, the stronger the trace.
The explanation traces back to work by the French mathematician Gaston Floquet, who showed in the 19th century that systems exposed to periodic forces can develop entirely new oscillation states.
From Science Daily
The show examines the environmental and human cost of the atomic era through an artistic lens, tracing present day nuclear risk back to its Cold War roots.
From Los Angeles Times
Quicker to send and less expensive than a bank transfer, cryptocurrencies are difficult to trace owing also to loopholes in global regulations, he added.
From Barron's
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