trace
Example Sentences
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George Templeton Strong’s journal traces a changing world—and his changing mind—throughout the crisis of the Civil War.
Radcliffe had been given six weeks to trace that gash through the map of British India.
Rescue teams traced the phone number that dialed 999 but Warren said when they rang, the line went dead as soon as it became clear who was calling.
From BBC
These early changes leave detectable traces in the blood, but only for a short time.
From Science Daily
Eighty‑five percent of the samples contained multiple pesticide residues, the organisations said, with some apples showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
From Barron's
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