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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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2026
Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Keep your phone on airplane mode to reduce the number of signals your phone emits and limit tracking.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Using an independent tracking app.
—Staff Author, Parents, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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