traces

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The Sacramento district attorney’s office declined to file charges after a blood test showed there were no traces of drugs or alcohol in her system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Previous genetic studies and fossil traces suggested that many animal lineages existed before the Cambrian explosion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Block, a Toledo, Ohio-based media company that traces its roots back to 1900, is now a family business divided.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It is well documented that De Zerbi's footballing DNA traces back to the Pep Guardiola tradition, but to leave it there would be restrictive.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They theorized the remains might be the last traces of two Texas women, Minnie and Anna Williams, whom Chicago police had only recently learned were missing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson