in record numbers
idiom
: in amounts or quantities greater than ever before
New houses are being built in record numbers.
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Six months after South Korea’s conservative leader shocked the nation by declaring martial law, voters turned out in record numbers to elect his replacement.
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Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
The presidential by-election, which was triggered in April when South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld Yoon’s impeachment, promises a return to stability, and South Koreans have turned out in record numbers for early voting.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Early South Korean voters reportedly turned out in record numbers this week as the nation awaits the June 3 presidential election in what has been described as a pivotal race amid ongoing threats posed by China and recent rocky relations with the U.S. due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Canadian families have canceled spring vacations to Florida in record numbers.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
The presidential by-election, which was triggered in April when South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld Yoon’s impeachment, promises a return to stability, and South Koreans have turned out in record numbers for early voting.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Early South Korean voters reportedly turned out in record numbers this week as the nation awaits the June 3 presidential election in what has been described as a pivotal race amid ongoing threats posed by China and recent rocky relations with the U.S. due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Canadian families have canceled spring vacations to Florida in record numbers.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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