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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The launch set a record for turnaround time for the company from a single launch pad coming four days, three hours, and 11 minutes since the July 23 launch.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
The governor will announce that the state would set a record on per-student funding in public schools and fully fund universal transitional kindergarten under his budget proposal.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Hintz put 12 shots on net at Washington on Wednesday night to set a record for the most in a single game since the team moved to Texas from Minnesota in 1993.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The sale is expected to set a record for Lower Manhattan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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