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• Yet, Hall wasn’t the only one who set a record on the evening.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
• The news media must have set a record for pre-debate hype.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• Last year set a record for Opry debuts, as 131 artists performed on the famed stage for the first time.
  — Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
• The heat not only set a record for the hottest Feb. 21, but also for the hottest day in a February.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Melton set a record with his 30th blast during the White Sox' game against Kansas City.
  — Joe Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
• Glenn Falls, New York, set a record low of minus 24 degrees.
  — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2023
• That set a record for what is now the world’s most populous nation.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• The crowd set a record for the most people to attend a soccer game in Kansas City and in the state of Missouri.
  — Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
• Under Biden, meanwhile, the U.S. set a record for oil output this year.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2024
• The home run ball that gave the Dodgers superstar that distinction has set a record of its own.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
• The all-sources handle on the 2022 Kentucky Derby also set a record.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• Yu Chang set a record for games by a player born in Taiwan on Wednesday.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• Year-to-date records are highly variable, as a single storm can help set a record.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2024
• Last year, the event set a record and raised over $22 million, according to Vogue Business.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
• The show set a record with its 18 Emmy Award wins, marking the most wins for a series in a single season.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
• The team set a record for victories through April and took a 19-13 mark into a weekend home series against the Texas Rangers.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
• That performance set a record for the fastest-growing app user base.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 May 2024
• On Monday, the city also set a record for the hottest overnight low temperature: 95 F (35 C).
  — Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• The speech must have set a record for longest convention address.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 20 July 2024
• By this spring, 2023 had set a record for the number of such bills being signed into law, an analysis by The Post found.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
• Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.
  — Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
• And there was one unblemished moment, when Laker LeBron James set a record for the ages.
  — Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• The weather service said the Metroplex set a record of 1.3 inches of snow thus far, breaking a record from three decades prior.
  — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
• The team made strides on the defensive end while the rest of the league caught up to their offense, which set a record for efficiency last season.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
• The Nasdaq Composite hasn’t set a record close since July 10.
  — Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• Yes, Jayden Daniels set a record by passing for a TD in the final 30 seconds or overtime in five games, and some might call that clutch.
  — Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
• Biles might also set a record outside the gymnastics world.
  — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
• Travis Kelce’s very famous other half set a record for a global music tour.
  — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
• Kyles across the nation are making plans to head to Kyle (the city) next weekend and help the Hays County community in its quest to set a record.
  — Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2023
• On Monday, the city set a record for the hottest overnight low temperature: 95 (35 degrees Celsius).
  — Seth Borenstein and Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2023

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025