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hit record

noun

: a record or CD that is very popular and sells many copies

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Just last month, the company became the first to reach a $5 trillion market capitalization after its stock hit record highs. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 Birth rates in Japan hit record lows earlier this year, when between January and June, the country recorded some 339,000 births—about 10,000 fewer than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025 Gulf-China trade hit record levels in 2024, overtaking flows between the region and the West for the first time as oil-rich Middle East nations build deeper ties to one of the largest customers for their oil and gas. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025 The stock market has hit record highs in recent weeks, boosted in part by continued optimism around artificial intelligence. Alex Harring,nick Wells, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hit record

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“Hit record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20record. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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