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
According to tracking website MarineTraffic, Smyrtos sails under a Cameroon flag and is at anchor in the English Channel.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
"Our tracking system makes it possible for the first time to record high-resolution 3D flight paths of honey bees in natural landscapes," explains Straw.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
The World Health Organization considers measles eliminated in a country when there is no endemic spread for at least 12 months under a robust tracking system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
The information she handed over to the FBI included dozens of names of other Americans spying for the USSR, including people that the agency had been tracking for years.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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