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Noun
That, in turn, frees up either the Aleksander Barkov line (with Evan Rodrigues and Sam Reinhart) or the Sam Bennett line (with Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk) to go against one of the Oilers’ bottom lines. ... Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 In its fiscal third quarter , Microsoft beat on the top and bottom lines, but the software giant also saw its Azure revenue grow 33%, with 16 points of this growth associated with artificial intelligence. Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 June 2025 So many people care about the bottom line and winning. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025 Target cited tariffs as just one to a series of factors impacting the company’s bottom line, including customer boycotts over their rollback of DEI policies and general consumer confidence. Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottom line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
  • That really captured the essence of the dark ages and the medieval world.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Add these picks to your cart to capture Charlotte’s essence before the new season of And Just Like That… is through.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • But there’s little logical argument for keeping him on.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • This is a logical form of thinking in the sense that AGI as an intellectual mechanism would be unable to compete in jobs that involve hands-on work.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The root of omakase is creativity, and to that end, there’s also a whole lot of uniqueness of concept found even within the omakase realm – and for fans of omakase, there’s some incredible bucket-list experiences that must be enjoyed.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • To remove invasive vines, cut them back to the ground, dig out roots when possible, and apply herbicide directly to fresh cuts with care—never spray near desirable plants.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • This may be a financially rational move, but also a negative signal to shareholders looking for leverage.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • But the over-the-top operation in South Park generated a nationwide debate, not all of it rational, and a unified response of condemnation from San Diego Democratic leaders, including four members of the local congressional delegation.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Brace your core and keep your elbows tucked in close to the sides of your torso.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 June 2025
  • These attract a core target of men ages 30 to 60, but the brand has opened up to a female audience as well with the introduction of its ski capsule in 2022.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
  • Image Thompson has a particular genius for unsentimental depictions of blue-collar American life and its competing pressures, loyalties and traumas.
    Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The festival’s heart lies in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its original stage.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.
    Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

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