How to Use tracing in a Sentence
tracing
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Last year, many of the absences were due to contact tracing.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2021
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The whole point of contact tracing is to break the chain of infection.
—oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2021
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In the meantime, the lack of robust contact tracing meant the virus was spreading unchecked.
—USA Today, 24 Dec. 2020
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But officials familiar with the tracing of Crooks’s weapon said the request was pushed to the front of the line.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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Contact tracing is seen as a vital part of slowing the spread of the disease.
—Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2020
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While some users were shocked by the green dye, this isn’t the first time NYC has implemented dye tracing.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
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Blackmon was out the first meeting, a 78-61 Jeff win, due to contract tracing.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Mar. 2021
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Here are some ways to make measuring fun: Trace their body and then measure the tracing instead of the child.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 July 2024
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And, if parents do alert their schools, the process for contact tracing may be quicker.
—Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2021
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But the virus is spreading faster than testing and contact tracing can keep up.
—Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 31 July 2020
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The fewer cases there are, the more effective the contact tracing is.
—Dov Lieber, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
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This tracing process usually takes a few hours or less.
—Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
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Robust testing and contact tracing are key public health strategies to slow the spread of the virus.
—Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2020
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As for contact tracing, the city is in the process of shrinking its Test and Trace Corps, which last summer boasted of some 3,000 workers.
—New York Times, 7 July 2021
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Contact tracing breaks down when there are too many cases at once, as happened in Japan in April.
—Fortune, 24 June 2020
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As the virus surges in Sun Belt cities, others are only now starting to ramp up contact tracing.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2020
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Box said the state is adjusting its contact tracing process due to the large numbers of new cases.
—Ethan May, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2020
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Then they were shut down for two weeks before their spring break because of contact tracing.
—Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2021
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Contact tracing found that less than 1% of the cases confirmed since that point stemmed from the tournament, Caine said.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2021
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We were assigned to the same table each night – better for contact tracing.
—Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2021
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Then the pandemic broke out and the company launched a Covid-19 contact tracing app, SafePass.
—Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 3 June 2021
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The sensor also is meant to be useful in contact tracing.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
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How about: Gates attributed the rise in numbers to a lack of testing and contact tracing, as well as a lack of mask wearing.
—Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 26 June 2020
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Then he was sidelined at times due to contact tracing, Mouser said.
—Travis Hines, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2021
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Ohio State will come in at less than full strength due to coronavirus cases and contact tracing.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2020
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Schools are no longer required to conduct contact tracing, and most have stopped or slowed down testing.
—Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2022
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The steady increase in infection rates will also be a challenge, adding to the workload for the city’s contact tracing team.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
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Rickman said cotton tracing is a lot like adding features when buying a car: pay more, have more.
—Star Tribune, Boston Herald, 6 July 2024
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The Bulls were initially set to play the Charlotte Hornets, but the game was delayed to a later date due to contact tracing for the Hornets.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2021
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Owners of herds where cattle have tested positive for the bird flu virus will also have to provide epidemiological information that allows for contact tracing and disease surveillance.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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