tracking down

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American Nathan Martin won the contest in a photo finish, tracking down Michael Kimani Kamau of Kenya to edge him on his final strides, winning by 00.01 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

That makes it an ideal tool for tracking down the source of this unusual meteor stream.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said later that while the operation did not yield any traces of Arad, Israel's commitment to tracking down all its missing servicemen remained "absolute and permanent".

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

A former Army helicopter pilot, Kevin Randle, spent much of his life tracking down witnesses who had spotted crash debris and even what looked like alien bodies being hauled away from the remote area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Space travel ain’t like ye see it in vids,” Tam says, a stream of mutton gravy tracking down his beard.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness