in record numbers

phrase

: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.

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This comes as women have entered the workforce in record numbers as part of social and economic reforms under Vision 2030, playing an increasingly prominent role in consumer spending. Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 State treasurers, comptrollers, and other public officials have continued to invest and reinvest in Israel Bonds, and in record numbers. Dr. Andrew M. Hutter, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 The panel encouraged the roughly 100 attendees at Farish Street Baptist Church in Jackson to make sure they’re registered to vote, help register other people to vote and turn out to vote in record numbers. Taylor Vance, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The Islamic Republic is executing Iranians in record numbers and has sharpened its tools of repression. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in record numbers

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“In record numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20numbers. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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