in record numbers
idiom
: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Maryland businesses and families are already leaving the state in record numbers.
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
This new transport meant visitors flooded the French capital in record numbers.
—Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
He’s had seven years to make California more affordable — and instead, people are fleeing in record numbers.
—Jim Desmond, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
That Putin is attacking Ukraine in record numbers of missiles and drones right after speaking to Trump.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
This new transport meant visitors flooded the French capital in record numbers.
—Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
He’s had seven years to make California more affordable — and instead, people are fleeing in record numbers.
—Jim Desmond, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
That Putin is attacking Ukraine in record numbers of missiles and drones right after speaking to Trump.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in record numbers
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