tracks

/ træks /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) marks, such as footprints, tyre impressions, etc, left by someone or something that has passed

2. on the very spot where one is standing (esp in the phrase stop in one's tracks )

3. to leave or depart

4. to go or head towards

5. the unfashionable or poor district or stratum of a community

Example Sentences

When the state’s teachers unions opposed the effort because it would have limited their autonomy in the classroom, the Legislature stopped the bill in its tracks.

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New Zealand, who last year won the T20 World Cup, had found the going tough on India’s sluggish tracks, slipping to defeats in their first two games against defending champions Australia and South Africa.

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This three-year rally has overcome the headwinds of high interest rates, recession warnings, tariff and political uncertainty, and myriad regional conflicts that would have stopped virtually every other bull market dead in its tracks.

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Super shoes, refined training, faster tracks and legal supplements most likely have had bigger effects on lowering times.

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In response, Poland closed the airspace over several cities near the Ukrainian border, according to Flightradar24, which tracks air traffic.

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