record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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The previous ransomware record holder goes to insurance provider CNA, which reportedly paid $40 million to a hacking group known as Phoenix in 2021.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 July 2024
The race between world record holder Smith, a native of Lakeville, Minnesota, and Olympic record holder McKeown is slated for 3 p.m. ET (9 p.m. local time).
—NBC News, 30 July 2024
Crouser, already the world record holder in the shot put, can become the sixth.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The storm lasted 36 days at tropical storm status, more than six days longer than Tropical Storm John, the previous record holder, which formed in 1994.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 July 2024
The race between world record holder Smith, a native of Lakeville, Minnesota, and Olympic record holder McKeown is slated for 3 p.m. ET (9 p.m. local time).
—NBC News, 30 July 2024
Crouser, already the world record holder in the shot put, can become the sixth.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The storm lasted 36 days at tropical storm status, more than six days longer than Tropical Storm John, the previous record holder, which formed in 1994.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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