set a record
idiom
: to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
She set a record for the most sales in the history of the company.
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The Oakland native and Berkeley High School graduate is an accomplished multi-hyphenated actor, rapper and songwriter who has won a Tony, Grammy and Emmy — and even set a record as a hurdler at Brown University.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The booster turnaround from its last flight set a record for SpaceX coming at 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes.
Nov. 26 (Delayed from Nov. 25): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-76 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:41 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
After Spain set a record for June air temperatures, its port authorities recorded the highest ever water temperature readings for the month in the Mediterranean and the part of the Atlantic nearest to France.
—arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
Nationally, commercial-to-apartment conversions are expected to set a record of more than 70,000 units this year, up 27% from 2024 and 56% from 2023, according to RentCafe.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The booster turnaround from its last flight set a record for SpaceX coming at 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes.
Nov. 26 (Delayed from Nov. 25): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-76 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:41 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
After Spain set a record for June air temperatures, its port authorities recorded the highest ever water temperature readings for the month in the Mediterranean and the part of the Atlantic nearest to France.
—arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
Nationally, commercial-to-apartment conversions are expected to set a record of more than 70,000 units this year, up 27% from 2024 and 56% from 2023, according to RentCafe.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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