in record numbers
idiom
: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Yet, similar to President Joe Biden’s assessment of the national economy, California Gov. Gavin Newsome keeps telling us how wonderful everything is in his state, even if citizens are leaving in record numbers.
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Meanwhile, non-grad Gen Zers are picking up the tools and taking up trade jobs in record numbers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Will Carless Far-right extremist groups are actively working to undermine U.S. democracy and are organizing in record numbers, according to an annual report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Jaws vs Leviathan premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Orcas and other toothed whales are attacking great white sharks in record numbers, marking the latest chapter in a 60-million-year battle between sharks and whales.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Meanwhile, non-grad Gen Zers are picking up the tools and taking up trade jobs in record numbers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Will Carless Far-right extremist groups are actively working to undermine U.S. democracy and are organizing in record numbers, according to an annual report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Jaws vs Leviathan premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Orcas and other toothed whales are attacking great white sharks in record numbers, marking the latest chapter in a 60-million-year battle between sharks and whales.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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