1
: the assigning of students to a curricular track
2
: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning
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took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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This smartwatch, which is $50 off, includes features like GPS, activity tracking, health insights, and more.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The week concludes on Friday with the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, a key measure of inflation tracking changes in consumer spending on goods and services.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2024
Around the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda developed a special mobile tracking service where text messages get sent on a regular basis with weather warnings.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Using AirTags or other tracking devices on luggage is increasingly popular among frequent travelers, with a significant boom following the 2022 Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown, which displaced thousands of travelers over Christmas and into 2023, alongside much of their belongings.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The week concludes on Friday with the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, a key measure of inflation tracking changes in consumer spending on goods and services.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2024
Around the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda developed a special mobile tracking service where text messages get sent on a regular basis with weather warnings.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Using AirTags or other tracking devices on luggage is increasingly popular among frequent travelers, with a significant boom following the 2022 Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown, which displaced thousands of travelers over Christmas and into 2023, alongside much of their belongings.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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