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
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The total spending on Proposition 40, for and against, will surpass $500 million, according to Sonoma State University professor David McCuan, who tracks spending on state and local elections, and could approach $650 million.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Uber’s gross bookings, which tracks the value of all rides and deliveries, climbed 20% to $59.82 billion, but similarly decelerated from the first two quarters of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
That also tracks with the findings of a recent Gallup poll.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said: "The toad containment zone is a once in a lifetime opportunity to stop one of the world's worst invasive species in its tracks and protect the region's unique wildlife."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
As a series of steamboats and trains carried Elisha’s body from Louisiana to Pennsylvania, thousands of Americans stood on riverbanks and alongside railroad tracks weeping, hats in hands, hands over hearts.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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