in record numbers

idiom

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

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This year, folks are calling the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area in record numbers seeking to learn their legal rights, receive education about the citizenship process and find emotional support from a team of hard-working experts at an institution that’s over a century old. Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025 Council members fielding those complaints blame the state of the fleet, with plow trucks breaking down in record numbers at critical junctures. 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 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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