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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This bottom-up model requires believing in everyone’s potential and cultivating close ties to the region’s business, education, and nonprofit communities.
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Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In his view, China’s AI ecosystem is still constrained by censorship, hardware limitations, and a weaker bottom-up innovation culture.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Each of these acts is a thread in a quiet, bottom-up globalization tapestry.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Protection from surveillance comes in two forms: top-down legal and policy limits on data collection, and bottom-up technological protections in the hands of the targets of that surveillance.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 16 June 2025
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Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In his view, China’s AI ecosystem is still constrained by censorship, hardware limitations, and a weaker bottom-up innovation culture.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Each of these acts is a thread in a quiet, bottom-up globalization tapestry.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Protection from surveillance comes in two forms: top-down legal and policy limits on data collection, and bottom-up technological protections in the hands of the targets of that surveillance.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom-up
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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