Thesaurus results for BOTTOM LINES

bottom lines

noun

plural of bottom line

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line

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Recent Examples of bottom lines The thefts, besides sometimes terrifying staff, are a drag on the train operators’ bottom lines. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 And while GLP-1s can’t take full credit for it, General Mills’ top and bottom lines have been on a downswing for a couple years and are expected to dip more in 2026. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Both beat on the top and bottom lines, and hiked their full-year earnings guidance. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 And the high costs from earlier this year will hit airlines’ bottom lines, according to Willie Walsh, the head of the International Air Transport Association, which represents airlines around the world. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 There is quiet frustration growing among league members that the conference has not landed more lucrative deals to be disbursed among the Big 12 members and adding to their bottom lines. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 High oil prices are, unsurprisingly, very good for oil companies' bottom lines. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026 Apple beat Wall Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines for the three months ended in March despite a slight miss on iPhone sales, which were still extremely robust. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

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In this case, the O is designed with roots that represent the land, a lamb for spring and new birth, and an almond blossom petal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Born and raised in Nogales, Mexico, the fourth of twelve children, Trujillo had deep community roots.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of roots

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Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Although many fans have their hearts set on a single, high-demand Olympic event, others might be open to discovering different sports during the Paralympics.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hearts

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In our own solar system, giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have begun rapidly accumulating their massive gaseous envelopes once their growing cores reached roughly 20 times Earth's mass.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Modders have been able to unlock the two additional CPU cores, bringing the total to eight and massively improving overall performance.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cores

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Meanwhile, cook 2 cups yellow corn kernels in a medium skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium heat until warmed through and browned in spots, 6 to 8 minutes.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Training and custom kernels still require extensive adaptation, though, and CANN itself has been described as bug-prone and less stable than CUDA.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of kernels

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Veronica Burton had 14 points and seven assists for the cold-shooting Valkyries (25-10), who have yet to beat Minnesota in seven meetings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Moody was elected at Florida's attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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