Definition of personal best
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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