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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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Sunderland did so with the ignominy of being the only club to finish bottom of both divisions, winning just 13 of 84 league matches.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On the bottom line, Caterpillar performed better than expected, as profits jumped 42.9% to $3.29 billion, and adjusted earnings per share of $7.20 topped expectations of $7.06.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

But China has increased its oil imports since hitting a bottom in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company had already reported a strong rise in its bottom line in the preceding two quarters, similarly driven by soaring oil and gas prices as well as its trading activities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Lord Cunningham on a huge white horse was coming toward us from the bottom of the path.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The researchers compared several groove shapes, including narrow channels with square profiles and longer channels with curved bottoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Tracksuit bottoms, jackets, hoodies and T-shirts sit untouched.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But it is also about culture—hence “Winning Works,” which is intended to put fresher bottoms into seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The indicator’s theoretical rationale is that households are late to jump on the market’s bandwagon, and are therefore most bullish at or near tops and most bearish at or near bottoms.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

I was lying there, feeling sorry for myself, and thinking about all that money down in the bottoms hopping around in those sycamore trees when Mama, Papa, and Daisy came into my room.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

But the death cross before that had appeared on Sept. 9, 2024, and prices bottomed a week later after just another 1.8% decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gold eventually bottomed below $4,000 an ounce last month — a decline of about 30% from the January peak.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

KKR sold private-equity investments to boost profits, while Blue Owl said investor withdrawals had bottomed out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A handy defence, given that the song bottomed out at number 29 in the UK singles chart, but it's also an essential recalibration.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The rush of wind made Roy’s eyes water as the flat- bottomed boat whisked across the sawgrass flats and weaved through the narrow winding creeks.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

It was dry too, he said, with relative humidity bottoming out at 12% that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“In wealth, we believe we have seen a bottoming of evergreen inflows in the May 1st close,” Lipshultz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“As this correction matures, the transfer of supply from long-term holders to newer hands at discounted prices remains a necessary part of the bottoming process,” says the firm in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Since bottoming at $23.36 on May 20, Peabody stock has rallied 33%.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Everything’s fine, Mom,” I said, my stomach bottoming out: We were about to have a family argument right here in front of God and everybody.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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