bottom-up
adjective
bot·tom-up
ˈbä-təm-ˈəp 
: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)
bottom-up management
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Since that time, capitalizing on improved information from the top-down, bottom-up and simulation approaches, the group has updated its theoretical analysis.
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Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The bottom-up is creating this with, and for, autistic people and their families.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The School Board needs to select a superintendent who has shown a focus on fiscal responsibility, transparency, and a bottom-up approach in supporting classrooms.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Tatum envisions a group of Black churches who understand the needs in their communities working closely with city leaders in a bottom-up approach to tackle the underlying causes of violence.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
The French Revolution failed because the élites tried to force top-down change, but the Glorious Revolution—which might better be described as a coup by Dutch commercial interests—somehow reflected a wise acquiescence to bottom-up processes.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
That’s why with generative AI solutions, for example, JLL takes a slightly different approach, using a bottom-up feedback loop to ensure that tech is built with the right end user in mind.
—John Kell, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The logo will have a futuristic font and will be positioned at the top, tipped on its side, reading from the bottom-up, slightly overlapping the main image.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
This entails putting forth intelligible terms a top-down or bottom-up structure that defines the cybersecurity ecosphere.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The bottom-up is creating this with, and for, autistic people and their families.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The School Board needs to select a superintendent who has shown a focus on fiscal responsibility, transparency, and a bottom-up approach in supporting classrooms.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Tatum envisions a group of Black churches who understand the needs in their communities working closely with city leaders in a bottom-up approach to tackle the underlying causes of violence.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
The French Revolution failed because the élites tried to force top-down change, but the Glorious Revolution—which might better be described as a coup by Dutch commercial interests—somehow reflected a wise acquiescence to bottom-up processes.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
That’s why with generative AI solutions, for example, JLL takes a slightly different approach, using a bottom-up feedback loop to ensure that tech is built with the right end user in mind.
—John Kell, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The logo will have a futuristic font and will be positioned at the top, tipped on its side, reading from the bottom-up, slightly overlapping the main image.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
This entails putting forth intelligible terms a top-down or bottom-up structure that defines the cybersecurity ecosphere.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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