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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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Four months into a three-year contract, the Frenchman is already under big pressure after a fifth defeat in eight Premier League games left the Eagles in the bottom four.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Interim stabilization plans call for fill buttress at the bottom of the slope, the work necessitating closure of the southbound lanes on PCH between Reef Point and Irvine Cove drives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“When you’re at rock bottom, there’s only one place to go,” Kruger said, eyes blazing, as she munched on grapes at home last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But having to hold your breath for long periods while battling with short sticks at the bottom of a pool builds a unique team spirit, Malaysian player Hui Chin Teoh told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

He offers the bottom plank from the cedar chest that held our clothes and Bible.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 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

The school has decided to get rid of its branded blazer, the branded pinafore, branded shorts and PE jogging bottoms.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

And the bottoms are often rounded, increasing your chances of slipping as you get in or out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Mama,” I said, “I wouldn’t be down in the bottoms very long—not over a couple of hours. I just want to see how those monkeys made out in the storm.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“The company’s fundamentals haven’t yet bottomed out, and near-term catalysts are not apparent,” Deutsche Bank said ahead of the earnings release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

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

Stocks bottomed that March, down an astounding 56%, and began a relentless rally that was only upended, however briefly, by the Covid pandemic.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The car practically bottomed out in a pothole that was more of a crevasse.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

They expected the dollar’s descent to continue into the second half of the year before bottoming near the end of the year, then turning higher in 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

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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