in record numbers
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: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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However, voters turned out in record numbers, especially diaspora votes, according to Sandu's post on X.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
North Carolinians turned out in record numbers for the first day of in-person early voting Thursday, as the state continues to grapple with the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Korean Americans are returning to the country of their birth in record numbers, hoping to retire amid the comforts of home.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Americans are getting passports in record numbers, and faster than ever before.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
North Carolinians turned out in record numbers for the first day of in-person early voting Thursday, as the state continues to grapple with the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Korean Americans are returning to the country of their birth in record numbers, hoping to retire amid the comforts of home.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Americans are getting passports in record numbers, and faster than ever before.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In record numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20numbers. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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