personal best

noun

: the best achievement one has ever had

Her time in the race was a personal best.

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Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024 So far, the release (with standard and deluxe editions all counting together) has topped the Billboard 200 album chart for 15 non-consecutive weeks, a personal best for Swift and something accomplished by only a handful of artists in Billboard history. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 The 22-year-old's personal best time remains 3:55.04, secured at the 2022 Worlds in Melbourne. —

Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 The event, which took place at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland alongside the Diamond League meet, saw Warholm clock a time of 10.47 seconds, meaning both athletes registered personal best times. —

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