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: the assigning of students to a curricular track
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: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning
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took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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Horton’s lab and the BirdCast collaboration use radar data to study bird migration patterns and generate a number of bird tracking maps that give birders a glimpse into how many birds are on the move—and offer birding forecasts for the next few days.
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Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Australian broadcast network Channel Nine reported in 2017 that authorities also put tracking devices in the printers.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Rocket Money emphasizes subscriptions and bill management, while Empower leans more heavily into investment and wealth tracking.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Australian broadcast network Channel Nine reported in 2017 that authorities also put tracking devices in the printers.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Rocket Money emphasizes subscriptions and bill management, while Empower leans more heavily into investment and wealth tracking.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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