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tagging along 1 of 2

noun

as in tracking

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tagging along

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verb

present participle of tag along

as in hanging (around)

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Noun

After realizing the shortcomings of tracking titles, the challenge for All Raise is to figure out what to track instead.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
But there are others, like OpenVR Arduino HMD, Project North Star, and the full-body tracking SlimeVR.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracking

Noun

In the third inning, and again in the fifth inning, Tommy Edman comes to bat with Miguel Rojas on first base, none out, and the Dodgers trailing, 1-0.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But in the second half, and with the Seahawks trailing, Fleury opened up the offense, much to the team’s benefit.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Path tracing is an advanced form of ray tracing that's among the most demanding graphics-rendering techniques today, often requiring upscaling and frame generation to achieve a playable frame rate.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
In the 1970s, researchers developed another version of applying color to the brain called anterograde and retrograde tracing.

— Kimberlee D'Ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracing

Noun

Grande let the new look speak for herself, captioning the photos with a simple heart and tagging hairstylist Brandon Pietsch.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Depending on your Galaxy model and Gallery version, the exact location of the tagging controls may vary.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of tagging

Noun

Energy Fuels stores waste from its longstanding uranium production operations, as well as its new rare-earth operations, in tailings impoundments at its White Mesa Mill facility.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Gallium from gold waste Gold mine tailings are fine, sand-like waste materials which are usually left behind after gold and other valuable minerals are extracted from ore.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailing

Noun

There's also a huge range of northern lights tours available, from small-group photography excursions to longer aurora-chasing adventures.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The trunk-rattling track oozes bold proclamations about bag chasing, love at first sight, and cruising past his adversaries.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasing

Noun

Every new hiring manager goes through mandatory shadowing to learn interviewing, selling the company and role, critically evaluating candidates and giving rejections.

— Forbes Business Council, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Students are able to participate in industry field trips, job shadowing, career mentoring, mock interviewing, and potential internship or externship opportunities.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadowing

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