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"previous best" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to something that someone has accomplished or achieved in the past, but has since been surpassed by a higher level of achievement. For example, "He had previously won the bronze medal in the race, but this time he beat his previous best and won the gold."
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Bolt's previous best was 19.67.
His previous best had been an hour.
The previous best result was C in NC^1.
Tampa Bay's previous best record was 70-92 in 2004.
His previous best, Changeling, began with £1.23m in November 2008.
His previous best at Kona was ninth two years ago.
The studio's previous best was $4.73bn in 2013.
His previous best there had been 6-10.
The station's previous best was $1.4 million in 1994.
Their previous best was 43.777, so that's extraordinary.
It easily eclipsed her previous best score of 72.24.
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