traces

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Mr. Ross traces alluring melodies near the end of “Assata.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Northern Ireland is also the only UK region yet to lower the level at which traces of blood in a home screening test trigger further investigation to detect more bowel cancers early.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

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

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

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman