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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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Last week, the Phillies officially released 18-year-old shortstop Jose Familia in the middle of a poor season at the plate, according to the official transaction tracker.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Crossings through the strait fell to a three-week low, according to an international shipping tracker.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of tracker

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The flashbacks deliver some classic cat-and-mouse conspiracy-thriller action, as these two try to figure out who’s on their tail.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of tail

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The detective returns to the stand Monday for the fifth and likely final day of the preliminary hearing.

— Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Camani Bartletto, 18, was hit with the charge for allegedly firing at an Uber shortly before the detective was shot — and was also charged with gun possession, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

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