set a record

idiom

: to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
She set a record for the most sales in the history of the company.

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In 2021, Florida set a record for manatee deaths in the wild at 1,100. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 The Ravens/Steelers playoff matchup was watched by over 22 million via its Prime Video stream, which set a record for most concurrent viewers ever to the service. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The city set a record for the most days with highs that reached at or above 110°F, with 70 such occurrences, smashing the previous record of 55 days. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 Both movies were box office hits, with the more recent film bringing in $221 million during its five-day domestic debut, according to Disney, which set a record for the largest Thanksgiving weekend haul in history, as USA TODAY previously reported. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for set a record 

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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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