bottom up
Example Sentences
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And, if we’re lucky, guaranteeing safe communities may help us rebuild institutional trust from the bottom up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"It is time for Whitehall to accept that growth cannot be ordered from the top down - it can only be nurtured from the bottom up."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Scientists say climate change is driving a major and potentially permanent transformation in the Arctic Ocean, disrupting the marine food chain from the bottom up.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
"The symbols are written layer by layer, from the bottom up, to fill the full thickness of the glass," the study explained.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The audience laughed, deep down, from the bottom up and, as suddenly as Malcolm had stirred it, so, skillfully and swiftly, he deflected it.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
