noun
a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something
verb
to find or discover by investigation
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The forensic team conducted extensive tracing of the suspect's movements at the crime scene.
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I'm tracing back our steps to see where we might have lost the keys.
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I'm tracing the IP address to find out who's been hacking into our system.
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She traced the origins of the ancient artifact to a small village in Greece.