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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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The bounty came not just from Glidden’s 40-acre oyster operation, where the shellfish grow in cages on the Damariscotta’s surface and bottom, but from neighbors up and down the river.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Tirtha Dhar, a marketing professor who studies consumer choice at the University of Guelph in Canada, says cold drinks have become a "sweet spot" for Starbucks' bottom line.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Here’s a breakdown of the top-five-earning bachelor degrees, the middle five and the bottom five:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The bottom line is that the S&P 500 chart remains positive, and we may have a chance to see an upside breakout after the positive Nvidia earnings.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

But in his excitement, he whacked his head on the bottom of a hanging lantern.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

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

We were in the bottoms about a hundred yards from the river, when I realized I was thirsty.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

It eventually bottomed after registering a roughly 75% decline.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

“In wealth, we believe we have seen a bottoming of evergreen inflows in the May 1st close,” Lipshultz said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

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

“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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