try to trace
Frequency: 7.613.5 per million words
to make an attempt to find the origin or location of something.
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- Police are trying to trace the source of the anonymous threats.
- Investigators will try to trace the origin of the illegal weapons.
- Have you ever tried to trace your family history online?
- It's often difficult to try to trace a phone number if it's blocked.
- She spent hours trying to trace the lost package, but to no avail.
- We must try to trace the missing funds before it's too late.
- If you try to trace the signal, you might pinpoint its exact location.
- They are trying to trace the owner of the abandoned car.
- The detectives tried to trace the suspect's last known whereabouts.
- Can you try to trace the exact date this document was created?