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The bottom 60% of earners keep spending as long as they’re employed because so much of their budget goes to necessities, said Nathan Sheets, chief economist at Citigroup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They only lead on goal difference and will cede top spot if Hearts, who had led since September, avoid defeat at bottom side Livingston on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then came the bottom of the eighth inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The bottom two rungs in the E-shaped economy have significantly cut their discretionary spending — with some even skipping meals, as McDonald’s highlighted in its latest earnings report.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The five-dollar bill crumpled in the bottom of my pocket taunted me, goading me to get my photograph taken like Ba and Auntie Matchmaker wanted.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu