trace
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The Rothschilds trace their lineage back to Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who rose from his birth in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to build an international banking empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Residents in that neighborhood left almost no trace in the public record in Spanish, few comment letters in Spanish, no board testimony, no organized presence at hearings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It is a conservation success and the largest gorilla family group in the Virungas can trace its origins to that Life on Earth moment.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
One retort I’ve received when recently presenting this performance data is that the non-U.S. stocks’ lead must trace to a declining U.S. dollar, which would boost the dollar-denominated return of foreign stocks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
I stumbled to my feet so I could trace them.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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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