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record

[ri-kawrd, rek-erd] / rɪˈkɔrd, ˈrɛk ərd /


NOUN
achievement
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK






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The most recent week of U.S. jobless claims was the lowest on record since 1969, according to federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Several business leaders contacted were hesitant to speak on the record, citing vulnerability to retribution and a general climate of fear and uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

In the year when Britain's four-time Tour winner Chris Froome retired, his former team - now known as Netcompany Ineos Cycling - failed to record a stage victory in 21 attempts.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The tech-heavy Nasdaq capped off the week 7.8% below its record close from early June, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

We run faster than we were going at the end of the 10K and reach the end of the trail in record time.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Using linked medical records, the team tracked new cases of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver-related death over a median period of 13 years.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

She says it was on her to prove that her son had died from overwork, and Coupang was obligated to provide records, including security camera footage, to Comwel, but not her.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Marsh said she later learned that the government had also requested her phone records.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Another requires pharmacies to be specially certified and maintain detailed records, and a third makes patients review counseling that critics called inaccurate.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“Okay,” Valley said, “we’re gonna go in there, ask to see the town records of the meeting, and see what’s what.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

This year, scientists are predicting that El Nino could rank among the largest ever recorded.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Species that can be recorded during the survey include the Peacock, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Brimstone and Small Copper.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Graham let the crew stay in the room for sensitive meetings, and some of the people Graham spoke with by phone told the Journal they didn’t know the calls were being recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

As a result of that policy, the lawsuit alleges, the department has recorded and retaliated against three women, located in Minnesota, South Carolina and California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Notaries dealt with contracts and wills, and they kept a tiny fraction of the riches they recorded.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The Jail Time Records studio is rudimentary - a small, sweaty recording booth attached to a room inhabited by a solitary computer.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Flavio had denied any contact with Vorcaro and, just hours before the recording was published, told a reporter that the accusation was "a lie."

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Earlier in the deposition, Cooper said he had previously intervened when the two rappers encountered each other outside a recording studio.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Edwards Lifesciences EW -0.65%decrease; down pointing triangle narrowed its full-year sales guidance after recording double-digit growth in the latest quarter, boosted by growth in its transcatheter aortic valve replacement division.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“You have reached the law offices of Robeson Taft on Federal Street,” a recording informed me.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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