one's best
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Meanwhile, Ava rises to captain her own sitcom ship, commanding this one with joy and gratitude, having learned that fear is antithetical to producing one’s best work.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Justin Rose feature in day one's best shots at the Open at Royal Troon.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
“Everybody’s focused on trying to bridge that difference, because continued disagreement is in no one’s best interest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Johnny’s tentative dip into family life artfully captures the tedium, terror and confounding ecstasy of parenthood, but it more eloquently conveys the pain and discovery involved in simply trying to do one’s best.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
“As Agatha Swanburne once said, ‘Doing one’s best is never cause for regret.’
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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