tract

Example Sentences

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A statement describes it as a side effect of reproductive tract disease, which she had a history of before arriving at the zoo and is common in aging female elephants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“The following year, in 1961, we moved to a four-bedroom, white tract house with green trim in Thousand Oaks,” Russell said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Moist environments such as gut mucus, wound fluids, or the urinary tract provide surfaces where bacteria could spread through swashing, even when their flagella are not functioning effectively.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

But the New Mexico State Land Commission cancelled the leases in September 2019 after the office determined that Epstein had used the tract as a privacy buffer - not for ranching or agriculture.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Some mistook cervical infections for cancer and removed a woman’s entire reproductive tract when all she needed was antibiotics.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot