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The big news was that Team USA set a new record for most points scored in an Olympic basketball game.

The sale came a day after another New York auction saw a 1961 painting by Mark Rothko set a new record for a contemporary artwork sold at auction.

This could set a new record for grumpy.

Sam Dastyari must have set a new record for apologies.

The flight set a new record for both distance flown and time in the air.

On Saturday, he predicted, Con Ed might set a new record for a weekend, as well.

According to Twitter's official blog, the speech "set a new record for political moments on Twitter".

The 59 days they spent in space set a new record for the longest spaceflight.

Lasting nearly six hours, it set a new record for the longest grand-slam final ever.

"I think Jimmy Anderson has just set a new record for slowest human walk.

"I hear we set a new record for this building," he said.