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: the assigning of students to a curricular track
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: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning
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Examples of tracking in a Sentence
took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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Fitness wearables can also make exercise more efficient by turning it into family time through family fitness tracking.
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 20 June 2024
In the face of climate change and worsening cycles of drought, California water managers have been increasingly focused on the precise tracking of water resources.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
The studio wanted to move fast to stay in business with the star given how well the tracking was looking for opening weekend of Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
In June 2022, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index reached the lowest level ever recorded since tracking began in 1966 — lower even than during the Great Recession of 2008.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 18 June 2024
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 20 June 2024
In the face of climate change and worsening cycles of drought, California water managers have been increasingly focused on the precise tracking of water resources.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
The studio wanted to move fast to stay in business with the star given how well the tracking was looking for opening weekend of Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
In June 2022, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index reached the lowest level ever recorded since tracking began in 1966 — lower even than during the Great Recession of 2008.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 18 June 2024
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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