personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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That’s a new personal best for the singer-songwriter on the competitive list.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The performance was a new personal best, a new world lead, and best yet, the fifth-best time in U.S. history, tying her Star Athletics teammate, Sha’Carri Richardson, and former U.S. star Marion Jones.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Even the seat is reminiscent of a banana seat to keep you locked in while rolling a personal best of a ~30-mile-long wheelie.
—Joe Salas
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
While many of my fellow editors and analysts are Windows die-hards, the MacBook Air is my personal best laptop overall.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The performance was a new personal best, a new world lead, and best yet, the fifth-best time in U.S. history, tying her Star Athletics teammate, Sha’Carri Richardson, and former U.S. star Marion Jones.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Even the seat is reminiscent of a banana seat to keep you locked in while rolling a personal best of a ~30-mile-long wheelie.
—Joe Salas
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
While many of my fellow editors and analysts are Windows die-hards, the MacBook Air is my personal best laptop overall.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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