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traced

  • past participle
    of trace.
    trace
    noun
    a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige.
  • past tense form
    of trace.
    trace
    noun
    a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige.

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The recent rise of glutathione can be traced back to 2017, when a group of naturopaths formed together in Santa Rosa, California, to provide assistance to fire crews combating the Tubbs Fire.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The supply at the eateries was traced back to a Taylor Farms facility in Central Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Anthropic traced a fake news operation to LKM Company, a French advertising agency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

But the betrayal of first responders can be traced before the 2001 second attack on the Twin Towers.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

I traced my finger over the cat on the magazine cover.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas