set a record
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: 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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The booster turnaround from its last flight set a record for SpaceX coming at 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes.
Nov. 26 (Delayed from Nov. 25): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-76 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:41 p.m.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The American running brand, which set a record in revenue for Q1 after a successful 2024, is making its way back to everyday sneaker options following the dissolution of its Brooks Heritage line in 2017.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Chicago first crossed that threshold in 2017 and set a record at 61 million in 2019.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Montreal goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens set a record with 63 saves on 65 shots.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The American running brand, which set a record in revenue for Q1 after a successful 2024, is making its way back to everyday sneaker options following the dissolution of its Brooks Heritage line in 2017.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Chicago first crossed that threshold in 2017 and set a record at 61 million in 2019.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Montreal goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens set a record with 63 saves on 65 shots.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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