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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Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.
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Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the Obama administration set a record with 432,000 deportations in fiscal year 2013, federal data shows.
—Daniel Bush, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The latter set a record for country albums by sitting atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, yielding seven No. 1 country radio singles.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump set a record on Inauguration Day for the most executive orders signed by a president on his first day, affecting millions of lives in just the first few days of his presidency.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
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Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the Obama administration set a record with 432,000 deportations in fiscal year 2013, federal data shows.
—Daniel Bush, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The latter set a record for country albums by sitting atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, yielding seven No. 1 country radio singles.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump set a record on Inauguration Day for the most executive orders signed by a president on his first day, affecting millions of lives in just the first few days of his presidency.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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