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were tracking
  • past progressive of track.

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In some cases, governments have pre-emptively arrested operatives they were tracking before the war started.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Secret Service and city officials told ABC News on Tuesday that they were tracking nine smaller protests, but were not expecting the demonstrations to turn violent.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

His six-location theater chain’s revenue projections for January and February were tracking ahead of 2024’s weak theatrical grosses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

"We told them we were tracking moth migration," Mr Prewer said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

They were tracking her too easily, probably using her body heat to pick her out among the trees, like the minders back home.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld