bottom line
Example Sentences
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“The bottom line is that they need more money to retire than couples of a similar age,” said financial adviser Josh Norris, who practices in Jackson, Miss.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The bottom line is this: It’s absurd that we are even having this discussion in 2026.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest non-profit health group, has veered from its charitable mission and is now scarcely distinguishable from a corporation keenly focused on its bottom line, according to critics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
That has helped pad the industry’s bottom line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In evading and warding off wage increases, employers are of course behaving in an economically rational fashion; their business isn’t to make their employees more comfortable and secure but to maximize the bottom line.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
