How to Use on record in a Sentence

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  • Wyoming had its hottest July and hottest month of any month on record.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Officials say that the virus is spreading at the fastest rate on record.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • Tuesday's stock move was its worst since 2024 and its fifth worst day on record.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • That led to the stock’s worst day on record, down 25% on July 14.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Those numbers make this outbreak the third largest on record and the fastest-growing outbreak to date.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2026
  • Scott said the first seven months of 2026 marked the safest start to a year on record for the city.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The stock dropped 25%, marking its sharpest single-day decline on record.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Beyond that, the last 11 years have all been among the hottest on record—in no small part due to climate change.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 29 June 2026
  • Ebola is now spreading in eastern Congo at the fastest rate on record.
    — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • The outbreak is already the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • This summer is on track to be the hottest on record in Spain, according to Aemet.
    — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • At the same time, Kurian's business has seen its most explosive growth on record.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Starmer leaves office as the least popular prime minister on record.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • Wyoming recorded its warmest July and warmest month on record.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to Tuesday, the post-earnings plunge three years ago had been Dick’s worst day on record.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For 29 days, there was no one murdered in Brooklyn, the longest such stretch on record.
    — Barry Paddock, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Given the year already on record, remote is no longer the same thing as negligible.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Comes a Time wasn’t even on record store shelves yet, but his mind was already onto the next album and newer songs.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Before this stretch, the state only had four years on record with more than 100 tornadoes.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Last month was France’s hottest June on record, with deaths surging by nearly a third during the hottest week.
    — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Green was the fastest man on record at the GHSA track-and-field meet in May.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Boise is well into one of its top 10 hottest summers on record, and the city may soon break another weather record.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Kospi index dropped just over 12% in one early March session, which marked its worst day on record .
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Of course, that turned out to be one of the flattest, most underwhelming World Cup finals on record.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • On the other hand, lettuce saw its largest month-over-month price decline on record as the cyclospora outbreak spooked consumers.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, during Annecy, on June 24 France bore the brunt of its hottest day on record.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • The strongest El Niño on record is not out of the question, potentially even by a wide margin.
    — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The decision landed in the middle of the continent's most severe heatwave on record.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • But after posting their best quarter on record, chipmakers are wavering.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Last year’s job growth was one of the weakest on record, with employers adding fewer than 10,000 jobs per month.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

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