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The phrase "able to trace the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability to follow or track something, such as a lineage, history, or source.
Example: "The detective was able to trace the origins of the mysterious package back to a small town."
Alternatives: "capable of tracking the" or "able to follow the".
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Maybe they'd be able to trace the call.
I was not able to trace the other three grandparents, and that's huge.
By 1995, Berkovic and Scheffer, with the help of colleagues, were able to trace the problem to a specific chromosome.
Dr. Gerberding expressed hope that the medical sleuths would be able to trace the source of infection quickly.
One fax said that Cartier would be able to trace the watch should it appear on the market.
Using genetic information, Baker was able to trace the whale served at the Hump definitively to the Japanese scientific hunt.
The Times was able to trace the donation back to Mr. Laverack, essentially, through a nonworking Web site.
Police say they were then able to trace the mother and son to a condominium in Puerto Vallarta.
Suppose further that a friendly neuroscientist is able to trace the causal history of neural firings in the child's brain.
According to Variety, the FBI were able to trace the leak to Kosove by a watermark on the DVD.
In one case, researchers were able to trace the spending of 25,000 stolen Bitcoins in 2011.
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