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was tracking
  • past progressive of track.

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Global oil demand fell by an average of 2.8 million barrels a day in March and was tracking a larger, 4.3 million-barrels-a-day decline in April, they said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

I forgot to chase, but I was tracking him, and then I got this call that was like, “Will would love to have a Zoom with you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

One friend was tracking the location of his girlfriend while she was traveling to another city, then saw that his old classmate happened to be in the same bar.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2025

"The movie was tracking well, but interest stalled during the last 10 days and the opening dropped," said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

It didn't take a genius to know who he was tracking.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda