in record numbers
idiom
: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Drawn by its booming steel mills and factories, Black Americans were moving to industrial Pittsburgh in record numbers at the start of the 20th century.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
New Yorkers turned out in record numbers to elect the new mayor in one of the most consequential the city has seen in years.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Western ‘gaijin’ are heading to Japan in record numbers lately – when the cherry blossoms bloomed this April, there were 43% more American tourists in the country than in April 2024.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, powered by the Japanese trio of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, fans tuned into the National League Championship Series in record numbers.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
New Yorkers turned out in record numbers to elect the new mayor in one of the most consequential the city has seen in years.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Western ‘gaijin’ are heading to Japan in record numbers lately – when the cherry blossoms bloomed this April, there were 43% more American tourists in the country than in April 2024.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, powered by the Japanese trio of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, fans tuned into the National League Championship Series in record numbers.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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“In record numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20numbers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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