endurance record

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endurance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈdʒʊə.rəns/us
/ɪnˈdʊr.əns/
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a ...
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record
adjective
uk
/ˈrek.ɔːd/us
/ˈrek.ɚd/
at a higher level than ever ...
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(Definition ofenduranceandrecordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She set a nationalendurancerecordfor women gliders in 1935.
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It more than doubled the previousendurancerecordfor unmanned flight.
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They had set a new spaceendurancerecordof 96 days.
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Humbles wanted to demonstrate that an ordinary clubman could break the long-standing worldendurancerecord, so in 1932 cycling became a full-time occupation.
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In 1921, he set a worldendurancerecordfor flight.
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The flight sets a new aircraftendurancerecord.
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In a desperate attempt to catch up, he set anendurancerecordfor non-stop driving for 24 hours.
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This flight also set anendurancerecordfor flight at the time.
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One wire service report noted that he set theendurancerecorddespite having suffered a severe head injury early in the season.
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In 1913, he set an aviationendurancerecord.
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Kelly set a worldendurancerecordof 35 hours, 18 minutes and 30 seconds.
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The same year, he set a world altitude record of 2,100 meters (6,888 feet) and anendurancerecordfor carrying four passengers for 46 minutes and 57 seconds.
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The new bridge failed to match its predecessor'sendurancerecord, as it was intentionally destroyed four years later by a fire set by an unknown individual.
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The objective was to make metrological measurements and break the existing endurance records.
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Despite the change of career, she continued in her attempts to set flying endurance records.
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On both, he set new endurance records for the longest time a human being had remained in orbit.
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During the 1920s and 1930s, the media gave very little attention to women who set endurance records.
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Scientists may stay at high altitude on the ice caps for up 20 to 50 days setting altitude endurance records that even professional climbers do not obtain.
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