tracking
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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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Mexico reported 1,717 active cases as of early May, while Panama’s caseload has grown so severe since its 2023 onset that officials have abandoned individual case tracking.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Investors in funds tracking microcaps and small-caps make broader plays than they do with the large-cap indexes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
By contrast, many altcoin-focused funds—products tracking cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin and Ethereum—have struggled to attract investor dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Markets are closely tracking Baidu’s plans for the chip unit, seen as the cornerstone of its efforts to reinvent itself as an AI company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“They’d be wasted in a zoo, governess. It’s their abilities that amaze. I’d put them in a special habitat, where their talent for tracking could be fully appreciated. A Permanent Incorrigible Enclosure.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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