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As a coach in the United States Basketball League, a summer hoops league founded in 1985, Musselman’s Florida Sharks broke attendance records — a fact Musselman knew because he was keeping close track.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Mr. Bialiatski and Viasna swung into action, documenting the abuses, supporting families and keeping close track of the political prisoners filling up Belarusian cells.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

Fermentation is greatly affected by temperature, so keeping close track of the temperature of your room, the water you mix into your dough, and the dough itself is very helpful.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

They continue to monitor their surroundings using lidar, and they compare what they see with what the map shows, keeping close track of where they are in the world.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

Part of me feels strange about keeping such a close track of Hannah’s story.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher