in record numbers

idiom

: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before

New houses are being built in record numbers.

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Women are ascending to leadership roles in record numbers, according to McKinsey and LeanIn. —

Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 Millions of Americans are set to hit the skies over the Thanksgiving holiday period in record numbers, but wet or snowy weather from the Rockies to the Midwest and the Northeast may slow things down. —

Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024 To many of the young men who flocked to Trump in record numbers, Musk was an ideal avatar. —

Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 Governor, switch that energy to the criminals who are holding up Illinoisans at gunpoint, committing smash-and-grab robberies, stealing cars in record numbers, and committing homicides, home invasions, theft and more. —

J. Marcos Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in record numbers

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