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


NOUN
achievement
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK






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With more than 15,000 species of fungi found in the UK, experts are encouraging people to photograph and record what they find, rather than pick them.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

His photographs capture not only the movie houses but their ornate facades and decay -- a record of a cultural landscape disappearing as cinemas are demolished, converted into multiplexes or left to crumble.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The stakes are high for the American plane maker because its 737 MAX has a checkered safety record and it has been working to restore trust with regulators, airline customers and the flying public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth to record the save.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

I made it back to my room in record time.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

It came to international attention in 2014, after local historian Catherine Corless discovered there were 796 death certificates for children and babies who died there, but no burial records.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

A new study led by Caltech researchers, however, is raising questions about whether the Russian evidence really records a planetwide event.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

This time, they were looking for any records specifically tying the Sablonières in Berbice to their mystery woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Had he accidentally agreed to help Chip unlock more safes, sort through more records?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Butterfly and day-flying moth numbers recorded across Devon and Cornwall this summer have been "very good" - but experts fear prolonged hot and dry weather could lead to a decline.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In all, Skubal recorded 10 strikeouts, reaching double digits for the fourth time this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

As that material condensed, tiny magnetic minerals could have recorded the strength of the surrounding field.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

One Swiss visitor recorded Elizabeth as “most lavishly attired in a gown of pure white satin, gold-embroidered, with a whole bird of paradise for panache, set forward on her head studded with costly jewels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Each boy in the Hitler Youth had a Party Record Book, in which his performance and progress were recorded throughout his years in the Hitler Youth.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Nearly 5,000 people took part in the Butterfly Conservation's 2026 big butterfly count in Devon, recording 77,151 insects during the three-week count.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Over the course of its 13-year career, the Warning has opened for acts ranging from the Foo Fighters to Yungblud, writing and recording tirelessly in between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

She described recording one of the songs for an episode as being one of her favourite memories, along with seeing Nia on screen for the first time.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

After listening to the recording, Carl feels he has no choice but to bring it to Department Q: “He couldn’t get the woman’s scream out of his head.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The command desk does not say anything about the recording I sent.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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