record-breaking
adjective
: better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past : beyond any previous record
a record-breaking high jump
The outdoor concert drew a record-breaking crowd to the park.
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Other National Park options If the idea of traveling to Yosemite only to be met with record-breaking crowds doesn't sound like an enjoyable way to spend the summer, luckily, California has plenty of other places worth experiencing this year.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
The 2024 draft class has already had memorable call-ups like Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Chase Burns, A’s 2025 Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, who got a record-breaking $140 million extension a week after his debut.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Gennaro Nunziante’s record-breaking box office hit comedy Buen Camino starring Checco Zalone won the Spectator prize but neither the film’s director or its star made it to the awards ceremony.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
The 2024 draft class has already had memorable call-ups like Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Chase Burns, A’s 2025 Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, who got a record-breaking $140 million extension a week after his debut.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Gennaro Nunziante’s record-breaking box office hit comedy Buen Camino starring Checco Zalone won the Spectator prize but neither the film’s director or its star made it to the awards ceremony.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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