tracking down

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But she has deep knowledge of women’s pay: As an economist, she spent years rifling through boxes of surveys and personnel records and tracking down data to document women’s changing role in the workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

"You became an investigator, tracking down witnesses. You became an expert in the law in that field. And you fought your own case tooth and nail."

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“Magnus put ye up to this? Or do ye just think he wants you tracking down that key?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston