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Examples of tract in a Sentence
Jessica Migala, Health, 30 Aug. 2023
Although no entire Oregon counties fit that description, a study of data from 1990 to 2019 shows that about 5% of the state’s census tracts did.
—oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
According to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, about two-thirds to three-quarters of people with Crohn’s disease will need surgery at some point, which typically includes removing parts of the GI tract.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Aug. 2023
Moreno’s property holdings include a tract of land in Costa Rica worth $1 million to $5 million, and ownership shares of homes in Avon, Columbus, New York City and Washington, D.C., as well as a stake in a home in the Florida Keys worth $2.15 million to $10.75 million.
—cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
Pickett said there used to be massive tracts of land occupied by irrigated pineapples and sugar cane, and as those businesses declined and ceased, the lands were taken over by invasive, fire-prone grass species.
—CBS News, 14 Aug. 2023
Its trade was booming and over the decades the railroad bought up the largely unsettled tracts in Locust Point.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
Although most new fires were controlled in their early stages, some grew to massive blazes that have consumed homes and vast tracts of forest.
—Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Infection of the Bladder UTIs start by infecting the lower urinary tract.
—Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English tracte, from Latin tractus action of drawing, extension, from trahere to pull, draw
Noun (2)
Middle English, treatise, from Medieval Latin tractus, perhaps alteration of Latin tractatus tractate
Noun (3)
Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, action of drawing, extension; perhaps from its being sung without a break by one voice
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Noun (2)
1760, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tract. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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Kids Definition
tract
1 of 2 nountract
2 of 2 noun
Medical Definition
tract
nouncalled also fiber tract
see also corticospinal tract, olfactory tract, optic tract, spinothalamic tract
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