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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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“The bottom line is that the market is clearly favoring foundational security and infrastructure layers over legacy applications as artificial intelligence reshapes software business models.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Then, Sheehan hit Tyrone Taylor with a pitch to start the bottom half of the inning.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Spirit have lost their opening two games and are second from bottom in the table, above Southern Brave.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Located at the bottom of the world, it’s hard to imagine a place more closely connected to nature, where New Zealand’s Māori communities have long lived in symbiosis with the land.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Even so, I lifted the poor, mangled thing in a toast—then chomped off the bottom.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

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

The trees were once a source of timber for floorboards as well as in cart wheels and wagon bottoms due to their wood being naturally springy.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

I recognized those tracks from the many winters in Piatra Neamț where I had stumbled out onto the frozen pond with a neighbor friend, dull blades tied to the bottoms of our shoes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

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

Analysts said the company’s earnings likely bottomed out last year amid weak demand, rising costs and restructuring.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Unemployment bottomed out External link in 2023 and has been slowly ticking up since.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

Hatted, bell- bottomed and Loved from the Beginning.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

“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

Since bottoming at $23.36 on May 20, Peabody stock has rallied 33%.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 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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