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track event

British  

noun

  1. a competition in athletics, such as relay running or sprinting, that takes place on a running track

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dozens of crypto-related funds, leveraged metals funds, and new applications for ETFs that would track event prediction contract prices from online gambling platforms are among the new offerings making financial advisers queasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In 2024, she “placed in the top three in every track event in which B.P.J. competed, winning most,” the state’s attorneys said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

But the stacked field includes Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, a country that has never won gold in an individual Olympic track event.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Mr Lucas, also the country's oldest living Bomber Command pilot, competed in the 5,000m track event at the 1948 London Olympic Games.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2017

This game differs from the track event known as a Relay Race.

From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell

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