traces

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Silicon Valley lore traces their first meeting back to 2012, in an encounter prompted by investor Geoff Ralston.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Using synchrotron infrared spectroscopy, researchers detected traces of original proteins preserved within the fossil's bone, cartilage, and skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Elsewhere, a mural traces a line of clerical leadership in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Then he washed the last traces of the soap and the toothpaste from his face with lukewarm water.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman