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[bot-uhm] / ˈbɒt əm /






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"Newcastle were were in desperate trouble and I could never say no - we were bottom of the league, fighting for our lives," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

For the first three weeks following its high that month, this index was relatively flat — and only thereafter did the bottom drop out in a big way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The bank’s quarterly profit declined, with integration charges linked to its recent acquisitions weighing on its bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company had already reported a strong rise in its bottom line in the preceding two quarters, similarly driven by soaring oil and gas prices as well as its trading activities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

To my horror, I heard someone rushing back up from the bottom of the stairs.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The researchers compared several groove shapes, including narrow channels with square profiles and longer channels with curved bottoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

On average over the 50 trading days prior to market bottoms, short-term market timers reduce their recommended equity exposure by 20 percentage points.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

It's "bottoms down" for the Daily Star, as it says Westminster City Council is "touting a 'no standing' plan" in pubs.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In the cool silence of those Cherokee bottoms, I could find all the wonders of a storybook world.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The Covid-era, work-from-home device boom cooled, and flash prices bottomed out at 5 cents a gigabyte.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This ratio bottomed out at the end of July but built up again in August and September.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Chip stocks may not have bottomed, but it’s close.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 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

A painful screech of metal on cement raked our ears as the chassis bottomed out.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Its value peaked near $200 billion in 2021, then collapsed along with vaccine sales, bottoming at about $10 billion last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

After that appearance, prices fell another 6% before bottoming about a month later.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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

“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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