How to Use on record in a Sentence
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Officials say that the virus is spreading at the fastest rate on record.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2026
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Tuesday's stock move was its worst since 2024 and its fifth worst day on record.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 7 July 2026
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That led to the stock’s worst day on record, down 25% on July 14.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 July 2026
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Those numbers make this outbreak the third largest on record and the fastest-growing outbreak to date.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2026
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The stock dropped 25%, marking its sharpest single-day decline on record.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 July 2026
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Beyond that, the last 11 years have all been among the hottest on record—in no small part due to climate change.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 29 June 2026
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Ebola is now spreading in eastern Congo at the fastest rate on record.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026
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The outbreak is already the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
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Starmer leaves office as the least popular prime minister on record.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
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Last month was France’s hottest June on record, with deaths surging by nearly a third during the hottest week.
—Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
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The Kospi index dropped just over 12% in one early March session, which marked its worst day on record .
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 July 2026
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Of course, that turned out to be one of the flattest, most underwhelming World Cup finals on record.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
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Meanwhile, during Annecy, on June 24 France bore the brunt of its hottest day on record.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026
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The decision landed in the middle of the continent's most severe heatwave on record.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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But after posting their best quarter on record, chipmakers are wavering.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
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Last year’s job growth was one of the weakest on record, with employers adding fewer than 10,000 jobs per month.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
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This year, the upper portion of the river’s watershed in the Rocky Mountains had the least snow on record.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
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The outbreak, which was declared underway only two months ago, is the third largest on record and has grown at a faster rate than previous outbreaks.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 July 2026
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Gulf sovereign wealth funds are on track for one of their busiest years on record, despite the economic disruptions caused by the Iran war.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
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Some of the most destructive hurricanes on record have occurred during El Niño years.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 July 2026
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June 1933 remains the hottest on record in Chicago, the NWS notes.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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Yet the bloc’s self-destructive policies have left it reliant on record levels of natural gas from Russia.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
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Paris had its hottest day on record last month, forcing the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre to close early for days in a row.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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The Ebola outbreak, which was first declared on May 15, is already the third largest on record and still growing.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
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SpaceX debuted on Wall Street last month as the largest initial public offering on record.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
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Globally, 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, bringing severe heat waves across Europe.
—ABC News, 22 July 2026
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Canada’s wildfire season had been off to a slow start, but now more than 6 million acres have burned so far this year, on pace to become the third-highest total on record.
—Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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Since the start of May, there have been 10 beach hazard statements issued in the Bay Area, the most on record for this time of year.
—CBS News, 12 July 2026
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Areas of Europe endured their hottest temperatures on record in early June.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
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The stock plunged 25% for its worst day on record after issuing weak preliminary results for the second quarter.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026
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