tracking
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of following something or someone
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electrical engineering a leakage of electric current between two points separated by an insulating material caused by dirt, carbon particles, moisture, etc
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the way wheels on a vehicle are aligned
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a function of a video cassette recorder, which adjusts the alignment of the heads in order to achieve the best possible audio and video reproduction from each recording
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That will create an estimated $7 billion to $10 billion of passive buying by funds tracking the tech-heavy index.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Coinbase Global and Robinhood Markets saw significant gains, tracking Bitcoin’s rise.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
According to tracking website MarineTraffic, Smyrtos sails under a Cameroon flag and is at anchor in the English Channel.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
According to tracking by the New York Fed, the percentage of credit-card loan balances that were 90 days or more delinquent was over 13% as of the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
It didn't take a genius to know who he was tracking.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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