can trace

Frequency: 8.119.5 per million words

to be capable of finding the origin or location of something.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.