bottom out
phrasal verb
bottomed out; bottoming out; bottoms out
: to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve
Real estate prices seem to have bottomed out, and sellers can expect to get higher prices in coming months.
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What would tell us that the short-term downtrend for GOOGL is not bottoming out as expected?
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David Keller, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
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Through tonight: Mostly clear and continued warm, with temperatures bottoming out within a few degrees of 70.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
In other words, the model followed by musicians—forming bands to meet strippers to do drugs with—has been blown up completely, and consumers' appetites for branding that’s hitched to that ethos have bottomed out accordingly.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
Since the Sharks’ last playoff appearance in 2019, three head coaches have come and gone, and with the departures of star players Brent Burns, Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson, and Tomas Hertl, the team bottomed out.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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David Keller, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
Listen to our daily D.C. forecasts: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Echo | More options
Through tonight: Mostly clear and continued warm, with temperatures bottoming out within a few degrees of 70.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
In other words, the model followed by musicians—forming bands to meet strippers to do drugs with—has been blown up completely, and consumers' appetites for branding that’s hitched to that ethos have bottomed out accordingly.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
Since the Sharks’ last playoff appearance in 2019, three head coaches have come and gone, and with the departures of star players Brent Burns, Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson, and Tomas Hertl, the team bottomed out.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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