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trace

[treys] / treɪs /






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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

When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Checks, such as a simple heart trace or ECG, can also miss cases - in this latest study of girls and women, 92 heart issues were overlooked, with 28 of them fairly major.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Hugo disappeared without trace within days of the conversation I’d overheard.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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