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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Killings were occurring in record numbers — 132 in 1993 compared with 48 five years earlier.
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Chinese migrants in search of jobs and freedom from the repressive government there started arriving in record numbers — increasing from just 949 arrests in fiscal year 2022 to more than 37,000 last fiscal year.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
About a sixth of jobs in the region are off the books, and young Neapolitans are dropping out of school and leaving the city in record numbers.
—Gianni Cipriano, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Since Marco Antonio Solis performed on the Bridgestone Arena stage back in October 2023, fans have continued to show out in record numbers for Latin performers, demonstrating the powerful Latin presence that exists in Music City.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 May 2024
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Chinese migrants in search of jobs and freedom from the repressive government there started arriving in record numbers — increasing from just 949 arrests in fiscal year 2022 to more than 37,000 last fiscal year.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
About a sixth of jobs in the region are off the books, and young Neapolitans are dropping out of school and leaving the city in record numbers.
—Gianni Cipriano, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Since Marco Antonio Solis performed on the Bridgestone Arena stage back in October 2023, fans have continued to show out in record numbers for Latin performers, demonstrating the powerful Latin presence that exists in Music City.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 May 2024
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