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Now they are bottom of the World Test Championship, have lost five of their past six Tests and 14 defeats from 19 Tests going back to December 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It lacks the assortment of heavy trucks that sustain GM’s bottom line, although Toyota’s hybrid-heavy lineup continues to pay off amid high gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Her car was found in a car park at the bottom of a challenging trail in the Nattai National Park.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“From a bond-investor’s perspective, the bottom line is about where you put your money to work,” said Henry Song, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
It got kind of exhausting to tread water or balance on tiptoes while the rest of them planted their feet on the bottom.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Return the pastries to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, until the bottoms of the wells feel firm and no longer look raw.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The setting sun illuminates the bottoms of those clouds and creates the beautiful sunsets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jeans remain the core of Levi’s business, and skinny, slim, bootcut and straight fits still make up the bulk of its bottoms segment.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
It shows him coming down several flights of stairs, wearing tracksuit bottoms and no shoes or top.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Just as we entered the thick timber of the bottoms, Papa reached down and picked up a club.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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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
Chip stocks may not have bottomed, but it’s close.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 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 stock is down 13% this year but has rallied 41% since it bottomed after reporting fiscal 2025 fourth quarter earnings in late March.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The first case I passed contained objects with hidden compartments in which inmates had stashed things—a false- bottomed Coke can, a hollow-heeled shoe, and a hollow-handled hairbrush.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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“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
He said it reminds him of 2008, when gold initially sold off with equities before bottoming in November 2008 — and it “hasn’t looked back since.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Since bottoming at $23.36 on May 20, Peabody stock has rallied 33%.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
China will also release its latest housing price index on Monday, with investors looking for any further signs of property prices bottoming out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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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