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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According to Sotheby’s, this sale set a record price for his sneakers.
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Jaden Thompson For Footwear News, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
Across the country, the number of people experiencing homelessness on one night last year set a record high, according to a U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development report to Congress.
—Andrea May Sahouri, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.
—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
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Jaden Thompson For Footwear News, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
Across the country, the number of people experiencing homelessness on one night last year set a record high, according to a U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development report to Congress.
—Andrea May Sahouri, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.
—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
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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