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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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She soon realized that, actually, she could touch the bottom.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

In Dutch, it translates to “from the bottom of my heart.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The bottom line is that childhood immunizations save lives.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“Insurers seem increasingly focused on controlling costs and improving their bottom lines, rather than simply adding as many members as possible. That could mean they’re willing to walk away from markets they don’t consider profitable.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

I have that tiptoe feeling again, like we’re in the pool and my feet can’t reach the bottom.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

Under Gass, Levi’s has been looking to dress consumers from head to toe by expanding its offerings of tops, dresses and non-denim bottoms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

I saw right away that if I didn’t say something to ease Mama’s mind she was liable to start laying down the law about my going to the bottoms.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

It eventually bottomed after registering a roughly 75% decline.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Musselman didn’t exactly deliver on that investment during the 2024-25 season, as USC bottomed out during its first Big Ten men’s basketball slate.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

The stock bottomed out and subsequently doubled after the loss was baked into predictions.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 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

“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

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

The daily chart shows signs of firm bottoming.

From Barron's May 6, 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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