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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Rystad Energy has reported that BESS set a record 200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) globally last year, implying a growth rate of 80%.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
However, Central Park did not set a record low temperature for May 22, NWS meteorologist Bill Goodman told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Garrett, a maverick who put the Portuguese town of Nazaré on the map for its massive waves, set a record there, surfing a 78-footer — imagine an eight-story office building coming up behind you.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Doctor Odyssey, whose trailer set a record for a new broadcast series with 77.8M views in the first 48 hours, amassed 13.6M cross-platform viewers for the premiere in its first week.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
However, Central Park did not set a record low temperature for May 22, NWS meteorologist Bill Goodman told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Garrett, a maverick who put the Portuguese town of Nazaré on the map for its massive waves, set a record there, surfing a 78-footer — imagine an eight-story office building coming up behind you.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Doctor Odyssey, whose trailer set a record for a new broadcast series with 77.8M views in the first 48 hours, amassed 13.6M cross-platform viewers for the premiere in its first week.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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