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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Yet for as long as Smith-Njigba can remember, he has excelled at tracking down balls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But at least, for the time being, he was more interested in tracking down the deer than he was in doing anything to Kingshaw.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill