as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line
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Recent Examples of bottom line
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
While many executives have declined to predict how tariffs might impact their bottom lines, Wall Street has been doing its own math.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The bottom line was a blemish on the quarterly numbers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
And now the duck is helping beyond the bottom line.
—David Nath, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The sale of those federal and state credits has been quite lucrative for Tesla, bringing in $8.4 billion in revenue since the start of 2021 alone, money that basically went straight to its bottom line.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
While many executives have declined to predict how tariffs might impact their bottom lines, Wall Street has been doing its own math.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The bottom line was a blemish on the quarterly numbers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
And now the duck is helping beyond the bottom line.
—David Nath, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
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In essence, different threads coming together to create something meaningful and strong.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In essence, sunlight collected with Psyche's large solar arrays gets converted into electricity, which then powers up the spacecraft's four thrusters.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Schumer’s reasoning was clear and logical: a shutdown is inherently bad.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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That appeared to be a logical decision given that Świątek had a good chance to capture the gold medal at the Olympics with Roland Garros hosting.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Medications and lifestyle changes that address the root cause may help ease a dry cough, including: GERD and acid reflux: Medications like proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H2 blockers help reduce the amount of acid your stomach produces.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
27 Apr. 2025
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The long tap root can be eaten raw in salads or boiled and eaten like parsnips.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In some, the conceit of rational or empirical investigation is coupled with a principle that resists being accounted for in that way: axioms of indifference or exhaustion; rulesof inference;principles of detachment; propertiesof between.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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In a rational market, a CEO who delivers declining sales, shrinking margins, and alienates core customers while pursuing outside interests would see their company's stock value decline until either performance improves or leadership changes.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Trump has hit multiple records for his first 100 days in office, but the rapidity of his actions also highlights the fragility of relying on presidential action to cement core policies.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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While Republicans broadly support the core tax cut proposals Trump has championed, some have raised concerns about the overall fiscal impact of the package, which by some estimates could add around $5 trillion to the national debt in the next decade.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The piece concerns political intrigue in 1682, but this performance features a blunt, vernacular new translation of the libretto; a staging of skin-crawling immediacy; and a fierce, unsentimental reading of the score.—
Jeffrey Arlo Brown,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Ozon goes from virtue-signaling to unsentimental profundity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While my heart will forever yearn for an alternate reality where Bobby Nash is alive and well, my head knows that Peter Krause‘s beloved 9-1-1 character is indeed six feet under.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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Paris’ Golden Triangle, the 8th arrondissement area framed by three grand avenues (Montaigne, Champs-Élysées and George V), is where haute couture was born, where artists once held court and where travelers still come to experience the beating heart of the city.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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