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record

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


NOUN
achievement
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK






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Twenty-five years ago, Shakira had to record in English to score major U.S. hits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

He didn’t exercise in public or show off his abs, and there is no record of him ever leading his troops in calisthenics or challenging his peers to a pull-up contest.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eight years later, when those lobsters grew to legal harvestable size, Maine landed a record of more than 100 million pounds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

A highly publicized study last year by Moody’s Analytics contended the richest 10% of Americans earning $250,000 a year or more accounted for a record 50% of all consumer spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was something I was sure Elliot would start learning about after he broke my mom’s record and became the youngest cadet to level up.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Tides could break modern-day records in San Diego and Orange counties in the coming days, the National Weather Service said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Messi and Ronaldo's brilliance, and often tribal online following, has also driven an increased emphasis on individual records - among fans, media and the players who grew up dreaming of emulating them.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The center and its news project aren’t partisan, but they do talk about politicians who are running for election and discuss their records and proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The winter of 2025 to 2026 ranked among Switzerland's ten least snowy winters since records began, leaving glaciers with less snow to protect them from warmer temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

They’d used the records laid down in rock and dirt over centuries and millennia to weave a story of what had happened long ago.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

He emphasised that Nigeria had so far recorded only one confirmed case of the virus.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

That was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Inflo and Danger Mouse, whereas this came together in a simple Southampton studio in the U.K.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Thursday’s plunge was the worst recorded since 2011, and so far in October this metric is showing a negative return of 10.4%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instruments called ocean bottom seismometers recorded how these waves moved through the underground rock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

That is why these songs, even the very names of certain Holy Beings, can never be written down or recorded and must be committed to memory.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Arifur, who lives in Guntakal, Anantapur, fits the recording work around her teaching.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Yet industry veterans say surviving facilities with expansive live rooms, vintage gear and decades of recording history may be becoming more valuable as they become harder to replicate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In August, Uganda was declared officially Ebola-free by the WHO after recording 20 cases -- almost all of them in people who had travelled from neighbouring DRC.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The government has accepted all of the 27 recommendations made in the government-commissioned review including dedicated training for teachers and more consistent recording of incidents.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“And, Mama, Nico and I talked about it, and he wants to help me with the music lessons for kids. And with recording a song. Is that okay?”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan


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