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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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What’s more, the Patriots are minus-three in turnover differential, which is near the bottom of the league.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Replacing a bottom 5% teacher with an average one for a year, they estimated, increases one classroom’s combined lifetime earnings by $250,000 in present value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

First, speak to a supervisor at the bank where all of this happened so you can get to the bottom of how you were hacked.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

United have also been criticised for a lack of investment in the Women's Super League squad, which is currently second bottom of the table with one point from three games.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

His mother recalls only that Phineas talked about driving six-horse teams for this coach line on the bottom of the world.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Carefully remove the ramekins and return the pastries to the oven just until the bottoms of the wells are firm enough to hold an egg.

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

The older boy got on a bus while the 16-year-old removed his blood-stained jogging bottoms and threw them over a wall.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Snow lay in drifts against the bottoms of buildings.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

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 British finally made a move toward the end of August, rowing half their army across to the Long Island in flat- bottomed boats.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

That was the highest ratio since 2007, after which they were underfunded for 16 years straight, bottoming at about 77% funded in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

Historically, downturns then extend to the broader economy, creating a recession, which eventually leads to equities and credit bottoming.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 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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