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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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
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On the financial side, that may mean tracking year-over-year growth, operating efficiency or the speed at which digital investments create value.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Startups and programs are measuring, tracking and disclosing detailed data about cotton’s field-level soil health.
—Sj Staff, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
On the financial side, that may mean tracking year-over-year growth, operating efficiency or the speed at which digital investments create value.
—Satish Patel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
So, that's where information and data tracking is really helpful.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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