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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Temperatures should bottom out in the low-to-mid 70s.
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
This belief the stock has bottomed out and is poised to continue its rally in the coming months is reflected in some of the fundamentals now emerging.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
The 2021 Silver Slugger Award winner bottomed out with a .170 batting average 63 games into the season, losing his everyday spot in the Orioles’ lineup and settling for a bench role with occasional starts.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
Since then, median pay increases have steadily fallen as labor shortages have waned, bottoming out at a still-solid 7.2% in January.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
This belief the stock has bottomed out and is poised to continue its rally in the coming months is reflected in some of the fundamentals now emerging.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
The 2021 Silver Slugger Award winner bottomed out with a .170 batting average 63 games into the season, losing his everyday spot in the Orioles’ lineup and settling for a bench role with occasional starts.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
Since then, median pay increases have steadily fallen as labor shortages have waned, bottoming out at a still-solid 7.2% in January.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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