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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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To help with the tracking, consider using a spreadsheet or a budgeting app.
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Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Beginning with the 2023-24 season, all NBA arenas were equipped with optical tracking technology, which captures player and ball movement in real time.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Real-time firefighter tracking can ensure teams don’t get trapped by shifting fire fronts.
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The former leader slips to No. 2 following a 7% decline in plays for the tracking week.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
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Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Beginning with the 2023-24 season, all NBA arenas were equipped with optical tracking technology, which captures player and ball movement in real time.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Real-time firefighter tracking can ensure teams don’t get trapped by shifting fire fronts.
—Devendra Goyal, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The former leader slips to No. 2 following a 7% decline in plays for the tracking week.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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