traces

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Ease with peer-to-peer transactions, he added, likely traces back to having parents who’ve used these tools for most of their financial lives.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Capybaras’ internet fame traces back at least to 2007, when Caplin Rous, a 6-week-old capybara, licked a camera.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Branson found published academic research showing that because black hair - especially Asian, Afro-Caribbean or African hair - contains more melanin, it can absorb more drug traces.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The technique traces back to English physicist Henry Cavendish, who conducted a pioneering gravity experiment in 1798.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

I prized his hands away, hoping he wouldn’t notice the traces of damp from my eyes that his fingers had transferred to my shirt.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo