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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The Minnesota resistance to ICE has been a bottom-up movement driven by constituents, who have emboldened their leaders to stand their ground.
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Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Even coach Billy Donovan acknowledged that the Bulls don’t have enough truly young players on the roster to fill out their vision of a bottom-up rebuild.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Anthropic’s bottom-up strategy differs by starting with a capable coding agent and abstracting its functionality for broader audiences rather than retrofitting assistant capabilities onto an existing platform.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Even coach Billy Donovan acknowledged that the Bulls don’t have enough truly young players on the roster to fill out their vision of a bottom-up rebuild.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Anthropic’s bottom-up strategy differs by starting with a capable coding agent and abstracting its functionality for broader audiences rather than retrofitting assistant capabilities onto an existing platform.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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