of record

phrase

1
: being documented or attested
a partner of record in several firms
2
: being authoritative or sanctioned
a newspaper of record

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Vogue magazine, the de facto official publication of record for the gala, still lists, as of today, May 3 as the gala date. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 The Caroline Bezengi’s last registered owner of record is Rentoor Shipmanagement Ltd, a Marshall Islands company dissolved on February 24. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The software built for it is a system of record—a CRM, a place a human goes to look things up and then does the work themselves. — Vincent Chen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The most significant impact of record-breaking IPOs by Anthropic and OpenAI may be felt thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, in towns and cities across Africa — cementing a link that has been years in the making. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of record

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“Of record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20record. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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