in record numbers

idiom

: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before

New houses are being built in record numbers.

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Americans are getting passports in record numbers, and faster than ever before. —

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 What can Arizona do about migrants crossing the southern border in record numbers under the Biden administration? —

Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 It was then expanded in January 2023 to include migrants from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua, whose citizens were also crossing the U.S. southern border in record numbers at the time. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024 Online shopping:Holiday shoppers expected to shop online this season in record numbers Other consumers who reported the scam to the BBB said their cards were fraudulently charged $200 and $2,500 respectively. —

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