traces

Example Sentences

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A contributing factor traces to something vital for early career workers: mentorship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

There were white traces on the back of his hair where he had not rubbed in the hair tonic.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy