trace
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Though scholars have traced the origins of nearly all the six score or so known Lincoln photos, this one remained undocumented.
Scientists have detected traces of plant-based poison on Stone Age arrowheads from South Africa, marking the oldest confirmed use of arrow poison ever identified.
From Science Daily
The International Skating Union eliminated compulsory figures — the circular patterns skaters traced across the ice to display mastery of basic techniques and turns — in 1990.
From Los Angeles Times
When she filed a complaint a year later, in April 2021, investigators were able to identify genetic traces of four people on the clothes.
From Barron's
Over time, scientists realized that carbon and oxygen-based molecules are not ideal for tracing how planets form because their origins are difficult to pinpoint.
From Science Daily
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