tracking down

Example Sentences

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One of the biggest challenges in aging and disease research is tracking down senescent cells.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

People knowledgeable about the conversation said Sheinbaum calmed down an angry Trump, acknowledging the importance of U.S. intelligence in tracking down Oseguera and saying that the Mexican military had quickly restored order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“I can assure you there is no database that’s tracking down citizens,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

"Hold On to Me" from Cyprus traces the efforts of an 11-year-old tracking down her estranged father, while documentary "Kikuyu Land" from Kenya examines how powerful outside forces use local corruption to dispossess a people.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

That day I was tracking down Max Delbriick.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson