- present tense form of trace (3rd person singular).
traces
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Asked about music, the artist somewhat reluctantly traces his affinity back to childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
That opposition plays out in "Musk," a four-hour documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney now in US theaters, which traces the life and career of the South Africa-born billionaire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
UBS traces its history to 1862 and briefly became the world’s second-largest bank by assets when Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged to form the modern institution in 1998.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The ship's wooden structure has not survived, but the ceramic storage pots it was carrying were lying on the sea floor and, remarkably, some still contain traces of what they held inside.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I put the blind back to how it was, checked I'd left no other traces of my incursion, slipped out, and flew downstairs to see who it was.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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