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tracer

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Definition of tracer

as in tracker

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Recent Examples of tracer Aware has been using tracer particles and its blockchain technology for several years now, applying it to recycled cotton, denim and other materials. — Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026 In the tense Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli surveillance drones buzz overhead while red tracer bullets light up the night skies, fired to warn residents of possible attacks. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 The talc was Katharine’s visual tracer. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026 The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracer

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Those illicit techniques include attaching a GPS tracker to a car or using cell-tower data to track a potential offender.

— Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
What’s unusual in this case is the overwhelming degree of opposition – more than 99% of all comments, many from retail and individual investors, according to my tracker.

— Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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In the most extreme, low-probability scenarios, at the very tip of the long tail, the calculated death toll was huge, in the tens of millions.

— Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Working hard to be horrible and beautiful at once, Vahl’s debut is a stark, memorable vision of right-wing terror ultimately eating its own tail.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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The scripts were written based on their own reporting, including court documents, investigation transcripts, and interviews with detectives, witnesses, and even Laurie Valdez, an old friend of Wuornos’ who’d never previously spoken with the press.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Sharon Raydor, played by Mary McDonnell, in charge of her team, an endearing, quirky crew of veteran detectives who show up en masse at every crime scene like Mystery Incorporated.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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