trace
Example Sentences
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He told reporters at Stormont: "There is no trace of this suspect on any of our national security databases and he was not known to the Police Service of Northern Ireland."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Even more striking, in more than 500 wild primates, across 27 species both living and fossil, we found no trace of a common modern dental disease: deep, V-shaped gumline notches called abfraction lesions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But the ideological and philosophical lineage of these people is not difficult to trace.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
More than 200 pieces trace the history of this aspect of his career and the way it influenced his most iconic work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
I stumbled to my feet so I could trace them.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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