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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Most tracks feature a degree of pitch-shifting vocal processing identified with the software AutoTune, and some of these take the effect to an extreme that fans of the group’s more traditional side will find off-putting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Israeli tank tracks were still visible on the ground, while Hebrew writing was seen on the wall of one home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The agents also hallucinated reams of incoherent commands and text and were sloppy and did not cover their tracks well.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Because the process is largely automated, fake tracks often remain online until a rights-owner spots them and alerts the platform.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The spring floods had washed away the train tracks into town, cutting Churchill off from the rest of the world.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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