traces

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In “Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks,” Jimmy McDonough traces the career of an artist whose songs conjured the atmosphere of the smoky, neon-lit world where he felt most at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The explanation traces back to work by the French mathematician Gaston Floquet, who showed in the 19th century that systems exposed to periodic forces can develop entirely new oscillation states.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Ms. Stamper, a former Merriam-Webster lexicographer, traces the story back to I.H.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He learnt his skills from his mother Barbara and "everything traces back to her kitchen", he said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Seeing his smile erased the final traces of my sadness.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat