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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These can be opportunities for bottom-up analysis and traditional security selection.
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Jay Mehta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This will be a bottom-up movement, a groundswell of people who are looking for new financial models and new heroes.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This bottom-up model requires believing in everyone’s potential and cultivating close ties to the region’s business, education, and nonprofit communities.
—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
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Jay Mehta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This will be a bottom-up movement, a groundswell of people who are looking for new financial models and new heroes.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This bottom-up model requires believing in everyone’s potential and cultivating close ties to the region’s business, education, and nonprofit communities.
—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
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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