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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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Brazil’s government announced emergency measures including a national task force to execute arrest warrants, electronic tracking for aggressors and mobile units assisting women experiencing violence.
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Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Here, leopard tracking and guided rhino hikes go beyond the classic game drive, and creative zero-waste dining is just one of the many ways sustainability is woven into the stay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Ticket sales were drastically behind the studio’s projections of $16 million to $18 million, as well as rivals and independent tracking services, which offered a more conservative estimate of $10 million to $15 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
Similarly, narrow definitions of terms such as tracking and surveillance could still permit a wide range of domestic intelligence-gathering, Carson, the former Army undersecretary, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
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Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Here, leopard tracking and guided rhino hikes go beyond the classic game drive, and creative zero-waste dining is just one of the many ways sustainability is woven into the stay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Ticket sales were drastically behind the studio’s projections of $16 million to $18 million, as well as rivals and independent tracking services, which offered a more conservative estimate of $10 million to $15 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
Similarly, narrow definitions of terms such as tracking and surveillance could still permit a wide range of domestic intelligence-gathering, Carson, the former Army undersecretary, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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