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as in track

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Noun

Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 Snow had fallen less than an hour ago, and this spoor is on top of it. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020 On top goes chaat masala, a collage of spices haunted by the smoky spoor of black salt; amchur, tart green mango powder; and asafetida, with its faint evocation of meat. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2016 The previous method used spoor (paw prints, also called pugmarks, and scat), which often led to the same animal being counted multiple times. — National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2016

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Noun

But given the variety of corners around the track, the technical question is how to nail car setup, due to the compromises needed across a lap.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
As part of the campaign, TAT is running trips that bring filmmakers, producers, influencers and cultural figures into these locations along both a B2B track focused on production logistics and a B2C track aimed at travelers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of track

Noun

In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of dung

Verb

In the 2025 game, Ethan Tisdale passed for 117 yards, rushed for 75 and scored all four Heard County touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter, which Heard entered trailing 28-17.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
But Republicans appear to be trailing, at least according to recent polling.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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But Hearts of Darkness didn’t have anywhere as many macarons, pugs or frothy silk-satin gowns as Making Marie Antoinette does, so who knows which one future generations will watch more?

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis, Jenifer now stays mostly indoors, building elaborate Lego artwork and spending time with their rescue pug mixes.

— Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pug

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The researchers also note any other signs of bear activity in the area, such as footprints, scat or a sighting of a live bear.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, questioned the methodology, saying researchers collected scat only along roads and trails while excluding brushy areas where wolves may eat smaller prey.

— Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of scat

Verb

If the jokes seem a bit more exaggerated this time and their bond much less complex, the palpable affection coursing between Kidman and Bullock remains as sturdy a foundation as ever.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
White rapids crashed down against the rocks—falling, needless to say, quite some distance—and still more cliffs towered steeply behind me, slender straight waterfalls coursing down them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of course

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In their rematch, McKee was dogged by questions about his administration’s work to replace a critical bridge in the state capital that was abruptly closed due to safety problems in 2023.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
In their rematch, he's been dogged by questions about his administration's work to replace a critical bridge in the state capital that was abruptly closed due to safety problems in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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