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As games progressed, Lopes typically batted after the pitcher, who was at the bottom of the order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Trivariate didn’t say what payout ratio served as the cutoff for the bottom fifth.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Zener now believes that rate likely won’t bottom out until it gets close to past recessions’ median rate of 783,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In early 17th-century Britain, “fund” meant a source of goods or store of supply; it also meant the bottom or lowest part of something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

His chin was smooth as a baby’s bottom.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck