for the record
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But for the record, Wishbone did it first.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Sessions for the record were initially confirmed in August 2024, when Styles was seen arriving at London's RAK Studios.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
If even the top-rated firm — Bank of Montreal, for the record — doesn’t come close to being accurate, why pay attention to any of them?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025
The print that sold for the record fee on Wednesday once belonged to "The Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Mother chuckled and whispered back, “Just for the record, you already are.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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