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on-record
on-recordadjectiveintended for publication, especially as news.
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on record
on recordsee go on record.
on-record
Americanadjective
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intended for publication, especially as news.
an on-record comment.
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official or public.
on-record policy.
Example Sentences
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For many investors, it can be difficult to get direct exposure to SpaceX and other large private companies, partially because regulations encourage them to keep their on-record shareholder counts low.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
So it’s worth noting how inspiringly egalitarian this hometown show was — a hierarchy-free split with former TDE labelmate SZA, often fully meshing their sets together for their on-record collaborations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
“We do have a maximum age,” an Instagram communications rep told me, but would not discuss further details about that max on-record.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2022
No. 11 has been stretched to 520 yards, 10 more than No. 13, a hole that the Masters has been on-record as wanting to change for at least six years now and counting.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
What on-record comments do exist of Mr. Tuberville’s platform indicate a candidate often at odds with Trumpism.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2020
In 2025 -- one of the warmest years on record -- glaciers also shrank across all regions, even as groundwater levels in many parts of the world are in multi-year decline, it found.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
This summer’s temperatures in the east-central Pacific are among the highest on record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The UK has had a wet start to September after experiencing its hottest summer on record.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
This is the second-lowest level of consumer sentiment on record.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are only four descriptions of Sally on record.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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