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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
From there, the bacteria can easily travel to your gut and then on to the urinary tract, Price said.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
How Gut Bacteria Affects Body Weight Your gastrointestinal (GI) tract is full of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
Pluralibacter gergoviae is a bacteria that has been linked to respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, eye infections and sepsis, particularly in immunocompromised people, according to Melbec Microbiology, a microbiology testing company that specializes in cosmetics.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Salmonella rarely results in more serious ailments, which can include arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
How Gut Bacteria Affects Body Weight Your gastrointestinal (GI) tract is full of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
Pluralibacter gergoviae is a bacteria that has been linked to respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, eye infections and sepsis, particularly in immunocompromised people, according to Melbec Microbiology, a microbiology testing company that specializes in cosmetics.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Salmonella rarely results in more serious ailments, which can include arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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As research advances and deployments grow through 2026 and beyond, dynamic on-the-move EV charging is becoming an increasingly plausible part of the future transport landscape—advancing one corridor, one region, and one innovation at a time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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El Dorado County results Measure G was the lone local ballot measure not tied to a neighborhood zone of benefit across the six-county Sacramento region in Tuesday’s special election for Proposition 50, which passed by a wide majority.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fears shot 0 of 7 from the field, scoring four points on six free-throw attempts, but tallied nine assists.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nebraska tied the game with an extra point after Missouri students rushed the field, celebrating an apparent victory.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Crews & Associates will be a tenant in one of three buildings on the property.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The property was said to be a refuge for Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, among others.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Whittle Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Apollo’s entry is useful for the massive €800m ‘Sports City’ currently being built on land the club owns surrounding the Metropolitano, including a new training ground for Diego Simeone’s first team, and public facilities for golf, padel and skating, and Europe’s largest inland surfing centre.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ruling today is being interpreted as a clearing-of-the-way for an eventual permanent order.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Carpenter is set to star in and produce the as-yet-untitled film, which will be based on Carroll’s work, though exact plot details are being kept under wraps.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The straight-up revenge-o-matic nature of the plot, though true to the book, was somewhat predictably amped up for Arnie’s fanbase, but the best parts of Wright’s version are more subtle than that and play to Powell’s strengths as a vulnerable everyman.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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By the end of her appointment, she was sold on a deep plane face and neck lift, a platysmaplasty, an upper lip lift, a midface lipografting and an endoscopic browlift.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The dilapidated plant sits on two parcels totalling about 8 acres adjacent to the North Main Street bridge.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Cook himself received the parcel and the police moved in to arrest him, according to the police report.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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