in record numbers
idiom
: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Ample opportunity led workers to quit their jobs in record numbers for new employment, commanding big payouts from companies eager to attract talent.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The Big Picture People are traveling in record numbers, and airports are straining to keep up.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Early insights from northern Michigan hotels indicate that Michigan residents are traveling to northern Michigan in record numbers.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Maryland businesses and families are already leaving the state in record numbers.
—For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The Big Picture People are traveling in record numbers, and airports are straining to keep up.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Early insights from northern Michigan hotels indicate that Michigan residents are traveling to northern Michigan in record numbers.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Maryland businesses and families are already leaving the state in record numbers.
—For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
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