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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Excitement is clearly brewing for the premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, as the trailer has already set a record for Disney Channel.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Last September on National Voter Registration Day, Swift set a record by encouraging more than 30,000 people to register in a single day.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
In May, the team set a record for revenue from a single game with over $2 million when Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever came to town.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The latest drought, from 2020 through 2022, set a record as California’s driest three-year period on record, and state data show more than 2,600 dry wells were reported during that time.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Last September on National Voter Registration Day, Swift set a record by encouraging more than 30,000 people to register in a single day.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
In May, the team set a record for revenue from a single game with over $2 million when Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever came to town.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The latest drought, from 2020 through 2022, set a record as California’s driest three-year period on record, and state data show more than 2,600 dry wells were reported during that time.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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