in record numbers
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: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Council members fielding those complaints blame the state of the fleet, with plow trucks breaking down in record numbers at critical junctures.
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Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
As Black women and young fans enter Formula One in record numbers, the sport is evolving beyond racing into culture, community, and opportunity.
—Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
The desert nation’s Vision 2030 is driving tourism in record numbers and spurring hundreds of new hotel openings.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
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.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
As Black women and young fans enter Formula One in record numbers, the sport is evolving beyond racing into culture, community, and opportunity.
—Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
The desert nation’s Vision 2030 is driving tourism in record numbers and spurring hundreds of new hotel openings.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
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.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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 25 Dec. 2025.
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