trace
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The weakening of America’s Protestant work ethic, to use a contested but irreplaceable phrase, is a complicated story, but you could trace its beginnings to the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
But it’s also because Halsey grew up around the way and can trace her family history back more than 100 years to this place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The oldest lineages trace back to Southeast Asia, but not from a single location.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
But after nearly three hours of work he hadn't found the slightest trace of the book.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing trace
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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