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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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Williams lives with her sisters in the bottom unit of her three-family townhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

He is without a win in the league and Fulham currently sit bottom of the table with two points.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A line appeared on the chyron at the bottom of the screen referring to her as a legal and political strategist, and as an attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Uribe took over for Gasser in the bottom of the sixth inning, and he walked the first two batters he faced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

We turn onto Overlook Drive, and as soon as we reach the bottom of the hill, I say, “Go!” and take off too fast.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

But it is also about culture—hence “Winning Works,” which is intended to put fresher bottoms into seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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 fishermen in Zmeyreka affixed little knives to the bottoms of their boats to keep the vodyaniye away.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

But the death cross before that had appeared on Sept. 9, 2024, and prices bottomed a week later after just another 1.8% decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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 rush of wind made Roy’s eyes water as the flat- bottomed boat whisked across the sawgrass flats and weaved through the narrow winding creeks.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

It fell another 36.8% before bottoming at $58,548.13 on June 30.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

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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