break the record
idiom
: to perform better than anyone or anything else or to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
He broke the record for the high jump.
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The event puts Harris on track to break the record for Grand Canyon State visits leading up to a presidential election.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
The Bethesda, Maryland native has a chance to break the record on Saturday.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Wilson also had 10 rebounds to earn her 11th double-double of the season in the milestone game at the Michelob Ultra Arena.
Wilson, who was drafted by Las Vegas first overall in 2018, knocked down two free throws late in the fourth quarter to break the record.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 8 July 2024
Colombia could continue that spell and break the record for the nation’s longest undefeated run ever on Wednesday, which would likely give it a chance to win just the second Copa America in the country’s history; its first came in 2001.
—Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
The Bethesda, Maryland native has a chance to break the record on Saturday.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Wilson also had 10 rebounds to earn her 11th double-double of the season in the milestone game at the Michelob Ultra Arena.
Wilson, who was drafted by Las Vegas first overall in 2018, knocked down two free throws late in the fourth quarter to break the record.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 8 July 2024
Colombia could continue that spell and break the record for the nation’s longest undefeated run ever on Wednesday, which would likely give it a chance to win just the second Copa America in the country’s history; its first came in 2001.
—Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2024
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