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
Example Sentences
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The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index, which tracks 50 banks, all with assets under $100 billion, is up about 10% so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The event gives fans and cinema owners a glimpse of the biggest movies coming down the tracks, with footage and trailers screened there - often before they're posted online.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The first tracks how quickly an excitation moves through the atomic chain, revealing details through propagation dynamics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
They saw many, many tracks in the dirt and dust.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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