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on record

[on-rek-erd, awn-] / ˈɒnˌrɛk ərd, ˈɔn- /




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Climate scientists interviewed by AFP have said 2027 was likely to overtake 2024 as the hottest year on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

And despite the cooling drag of a La Niña event, 2025 still came in as the third warmest year on record, hotter even than the super El Niño year of 2016.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The IPO would be the largest on record, by far eclipsing the 2019 offering by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, which raised $29.4 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The U.S. city average retail price for a pound of 100% ground chuck beef hit $6.92 in April — the highest on record, based on data going back to 1980, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That Sunday turned out to be the dreariest one on record.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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