personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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The figure smashes Styles’ previous personal best with Harry’s House, which opened with sales of 113,000.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Megahan’s swim of his life Irondale senior Lucas Megahan, a University of South Dakota commit, saved his personal best for the perfect moment in the 200 freestyle.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Yet Rolex still has hefty market demands to fulfill; the business currently sells over a million watches every year, a personal best for the luxury brand.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Andrew Torgashev skated to a personal best in the men’s singles short program in his Olympic debut.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Megahan’s swim of his life Irondale senior Lucas Megahan, a University of South Dakota commit, saved his personal best for the perfect moment in the 200 freestyle.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Yet Rolex still has hefty market demands to fulfill; the business currently sells over a million watches every year, a personal best for the luxury brand.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Andrew Torgashev skated to a personal best in the men’s singles short program in his Olympic debut.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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