in record numbers

idiom

: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before

New houses are being built in record numbers.

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Black women, especially, have turned out in record numbers for causes of justice, often doing the emotional and physical labor of advocating for equity. —

Corein Carter, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Voters turn out in record numbers People line up to vote outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2024 However, voters turned out in record numbers, especially diaspora votes, according to Sandu's post on X. —

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. —

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