personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Rice blew past his previous personal best of 17 points set against North Carolina State on March 8, 2023.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Later on Friday, once the tailwind had dropped, Gout ran a legal 10.17 in the final – the sixth-fastest legal under-18 time – to beat his personal best of 10.29 and the previous Australian under-18 record of 10.27 held by Sebastian Sultana.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The Providence Day alumna won silver in the women's 400-meter hurdles, running a personal best 51.87 seconds.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
To improve connection and culture, introduce a personal best initiative.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Later on Friday, once the tailwind had dropped, Gout ran a legal 10.17 in the final – the sixth-fastest legal under-18 time – to beat his personal best of 10.29 and the previous Australian under-18 record of 10.27 held by Sebastian Sultana.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The Providence Day alumna won silver in the women's 400-meter hurdles, running a personal best 51.87 seconds.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
To improve connection and culture, introduce a personal best initiative.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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