record-breaking
adjective
: better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past : beyond any previous record
a record-breaking high jump
The outdoor concert drew a record-breaking crowd to the park.
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Since the initial rate hike in 2022, the price of gold has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 150% to hit a record-breaking $5,000 per troy ounce last month.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Economically, Takaichi backs big government and just passed a record-breaking spending budget.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In a record-breaking feat of computational power, Georgia Tech researchers used the Frontier supercomputer to map 3D fluid chaos across 35 trillion grid points.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
From Sinners’ record-breaking nominations haul (16) to K-pop finally getting a seat at the table, this year’s Academy Awards are heavy on history.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Economically, Takaichi backs big government and just passed a record-breaking spending budget.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In a record-breaking feat of computational power, Georgia Tech researchers used the Frontier supercomputer to map 3D fluid chaos across 35 trillion grid points.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
From Sinners’ record-breaking nominations haul (16) to K-pop finally getting a seat at the table, this year’s Academy Awards are heavy on history.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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