on record

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Recent Examples of on record California had its hottest January-through-June period on record, dating back to 1895, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information, as did Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Many health workers and other frontline workers in Ituri province have also gone on strike over unpaid salaries, further complicating response efforts in what’s been declared the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. ABC News, 18 July 2026 The 1859 Carrington Event, the strongest geomagnetic storm on record, disrupted telegraph systems around the world and pushed auroras from their usual high-latitude skies near the Arctic and Antarctic to locations as far south as the tropics. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026 At least two dozen other cities have seen their second- or third-warmest year on record as of the end of June. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on record

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“On record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20record. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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