tracks
Britishplural noun
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(sometimes singular) marks, such as footprints, tyre impressions, etc, left by someone or something that has passed
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on the very spot where one is standing (esp in the phrase stop in one's tracks )
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to leave or depart
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to go or head towards
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the unfashionable or poor district or stratum of a community
Example Sentences
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The model incorporated data from a worldwide monitoring network that tracks atmospheric concentrations of the source gases and their geographic distribution.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
When introducing this regulation, the company said in a statement that tracks with fewer than 1,000 streams generated an average of only three cents per month.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
There’s also a big gap in the so-called Fed Model, which tracks the difference between the S&P 500’s forward earnings yields and benchmark 10-year Treasuries.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The 35-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, worked on tracks for artists such as Dua Lipa, Zendaya, Khalid, Flo and Chipmunk.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I keep going, against the wind and snow, until I look down and see sled tracks.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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