trace
Example Sentences
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Formal identification of the man who died has not yet taken place and the police said efforts were ongoing to trace his next of kin.
From BBC
Some of the urgency can be traced to the rapid advancement of AI capabilities, which has surprised some of the most seasoned researchers and coders.
The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.
From BBC
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
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