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trace

[treys] / treɪs /






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The oldest lineages trace back to Southeast Asia, but not from a single location.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

To the south lie the Bureau of Land Management’s Imperial Sand Dunes, where dune buggies and motorcycles trace arcs across bare slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“He was one of their best detectives ever,” said Eddings, the trace evidence expert and UT–Arlington senior lecturer, who often worked with Ford on murder cases.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

But while Naden left in his wake a string of burgled properties and makeshift camps – including at a zoo – there was no trace of Freeman.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Dogs were barking and trace chains were jingling.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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