never recorded vs never before recorded

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Never recorded' implies that something has not been documented or saved in any form, while 'never before recorded' emphasizes that something has not been documented or saved in any form up to a specific point in time.

Last updated: March 26, 2024

never recorded

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has not been documented or saved in any form.

Examples:

The ancient ritual was never recorded in any historical documents.
The song was never recorded by the original artist.

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I mean, the school's had these machines up here for three years, and we've never recorded anything like this.
The school's had the machines here, and we've never recorded anything like this.
They were never recorded as evidence.
And found something never recorded once in over 300 surveyed worlds.
I researched instruments that would pick up waves and vibrations never recorded before.
My son never recorded audio, and there can be no Article 14 violation without audio.
Lundy didn't think to look at missing children because... they were never recorded as homicides.
We've never recorded an album, and we never will.
One thing that is certain is that the European Union has never recorded a case of foot-and-mouth disease that could be attributed to beef or veal imports from South America.
A memory I had never even recorded.
Therefore, the tax claims that were sold had never been recorded as revenue.
Should a decision be taken to use body scanners as an optional tool, the images will never be recorded or stored.
Thus, a public health crisis is developing on a scale never before recorded.
Regardless of the type or classification of occurrence and accident or serious incident, names or addresses of individual persons shall never be recorded on the database mentioned in Standard A2.2.5.2.
Interest on deposits, loans and debt securities issued and held should be recorded on an accrual basis, but should never be recorded as a transaction with the instrument concerned.
Regardless of the type or classification of occurrence and accident or serious incident, names or addresses of individual persons shall never be recorded on the database mentioned in Article 5(2).
2. Regardless of the type or classification of occurrence and accident or serious incident, names or addresses of individual persons shall never be recorded on the database mentioned in Article 5(2).
Adjustments for taxes and social contributions assessed but never collected, when recorded under D. 9, are considered as negative revenue.
In this health certificate, there are no animal health requirements as regards the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) or the Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.), as these infestations have never been recorded in the Community.
Andrew never regained consciousness and death was recorded during surgery at 9:15, last night.

Alternatives:

not recorded
unrecorded
undocumented
not documented
not captured

never before recorded

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize that something has not been documented or saved in any form up to a specific point in time.