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tabs

  • present tense form of tab (3rd person singular).

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The following year the FBI opened a file on Smith, keeping tabs on her travel, her friends and colleagues, and her publications.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Traders are also keeping tabs on developments after NHK and Kyodo News said Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had spoken about exchange rates.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He always kept tabs on what was happening in music.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

In November 2017, when Mbappe was a fresh-faced 18-year-old, Williams had to keep tabs on the striker for 84 minutes of an international friendly in Paris.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

See, Piper said, he’s keeping tabs on the neighborhood.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff