traces

Example Sentences

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She traces that pride back to the village her family comes from and specifically the women she grew up around.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

McDonald’s traces its roots to a restaurant founded in San Bernardino, Calif., and grew into an international colossus under the leadership of Ray Kroc, who opened a location in a Chicago suburb in 1955.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

He notes that the earlier study interpreting the structures as animal traces did not have access to this level of imaging technology.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The MTS traces its roots back a century to Bell Labs, the iconic research organization that developed technologies such as the transistor, the laser and various programming languages.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

She traces the outline of the “stuck that” sticker with one fingertip.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison