Events at which you try not to lose track? (5)

I believe the answer is:

meets

(Other definitions for meets that I've seen before include "Comes together with others" , "Hunt assemblies" , "Hunts" , "Encounters or suffices" , "Comes across" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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