trace
Example Sentences
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“You can trace it to the Telecom Act of 1996.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The scientists argue that this process helps explain why many illnesses appear mainly in older adults even though their origins may trace back much earlier.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Then they sifted through each potential match to trace the two whales' journey across the world.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Although bitcoin users don’t have to use their real names on the blockchain, its public ledger has made the token increasingly easy to trace.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Letter paper was scarce in Plinkst, but she had found a stack of yellowed sheets in the nursery that still bore the faded trace of Master Gogolev’s handwriting.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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