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tracer

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as in tracker

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Recent Examples of tracer Aware has been using tracer particles and its blockchain technology for several years now, applying it to recycled cotton, denim and other materials. — Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026 In the tense Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli surveillance drones buzz overhead while red tracer bullets light up the night skies, fired to warn residents of possible attacks. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 The talc was Katharine’s visual tracer. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026 The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracer

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Fi says its new dog tracker is the first consumer pet wearable powered by T-Satellite with Starlink, adding satellite connectivity to the usual mix of GPS and mobile-network tracking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
New figures have come out from sales-tracker Circana that are not great news for those hoping Sony may reverse course.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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What is also notable is that there’s a sharp drop-off after the top three, which is followed by a long, gradual tail.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
The family dog, named by local media as Rocky, was found alive after one of the rescuers spotted his tail poking out of the rubble.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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The detectives' interviews from the first Internal Affairs case were used against them in their own cases.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Her large flat-screen living room television was missing, leading detectives at the time to surmise the killer may have known that footage from the victim’s surveillance cameras could be watched on that TV.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026

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