can trace
Frequency: 8.119.5 per million words
to be capable of finding the origin or location of something.
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- We can trace our family history back to the 17th century.
- Experts can trace the current economic crisis to several key policy decisions.
- Linguists can trace the word's etymology to ancient Greek.
- Scientists can often trace the source of an outbreak to a specific location.
- With modern technology, authorities can sometimes trace stolen goods across borders.
- Many scholars can trace this tradition back to pre-Christian pagan rituals.
- You can trace the company's success to its innovative founder.
- We can trace his artistic style to his early mentors.
- The police can trace the anonymous call to a public phone booth.
- Biologists can trace the evolution of humans back millions of years.