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traces

/ˈtɹeɪsɪz/ noun B2
  1. minute remnants (uncountable)
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“It is sometimes essential to government to cause a man’s disappearance without leaving any traces, so that no written forms or documents may defeat their wishes.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 123 · C1
To be sure, the concert left traces.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 201 · C1
Anne, methinks I see the traces of tears.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 295 · C1
“Let us first see,” said he, “whether it is possible to remove the traces of my entrance here—our future tranquillity depends upon our jailers being entirely ignorant of it.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 140 · C1

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