trace
Example Sentences
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Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
There are no other references to these lawsuits on genuine websites and lawsuits are hard to trace if any Home Office officials wanted to check because the Bangladesh courts used a primarily paper-based record system.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If the first sponges were soft-bodied and lacked mineral skeletons, many may have disappeared without leaving a trace.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
But it’s also because Halsey grew up around the way and can trace her family history back more than 100 years to this place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
He lifts a second glass to his mouth, this time green, washing away any trace of red.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing trace
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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