as in essence
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 line
Melba Newsome | Kff Health News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Winning a ribbon, and the check that goes with it — the top prize this year was $25,000 — boosts the artist’s career and their bottom line.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: None of those concerns are dimming the (usually correct) view that the stock market will keep chugging along.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
The bottom line is that MAGS needs the support of most of its components to maintain its buoyant nature.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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In addition, Kinsley said, with Medicaid the primary payer for long-term care, covering the drugs helps Medicaid’s bottom line by reducing the need for nursing home care often driven by unmanaged chronic diseases.
—Melba Newsome | Kff Health News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Winning a ribbon, and the check that goes with it — the top prize this year was $25,000 — boosts the artist’s career and their bottom line.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: None of those concerns are dimming the (usually correct) view that the stock market will keep chugging along.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
The bottom line is that MAGS needs the support of most of its components to maintain its buoyant nature.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
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Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water $18 $12 Amazon Get you an essence that can do it all.Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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The dish's ingenuity, creativity, seasonality, and connection to the land resonated deeply with the couple and represented the essence of Abruzzo.Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Translated, the deficits and debt have always been a logical effect of too much tax revenue in the present and the expectation of much more in the future.John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Never mind that the big shock is silly, sensationalistic, and riddled with logical errors.Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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This rapidly evolving industry traces its roots back to the creation of the Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel in 1915, one of Asia’s most iconic cocktails.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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The increasing commercial and mass-media appeal of re-enactments and faires grew from manifestly scrappier roots.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In a rational world, this idea would have been consigned to the dumpster long ago, and forever.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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That in my mind is the ultimate value of a brand creating emotional connections with consumers that transcend, rational ways of thinking.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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The core, at Earth’s center, is made of super-hot liquid and solid metal.Andrew Gase, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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At their core, Builders value stability and community above all else.Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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In his fourth feature, director Hsiao Ya-Chuan follows the unsentimental education of a motherless 11-year-old boy, Liao Jie (Bai Run-yin), raised in poverty by his kindly father, Liao Tai-lai (Liu Kuan-Ting), a waiter at a busy banqueting hall.Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Students and parents need to be unsentimental about weighing risks and rewards, and come up with a gameplan that takes costs and future earnings into account.Taylor Tepper, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is because perfumers have new and improved molecules to work with that capture different facets of the rose (the fresh green stems, the delicate petals, the intoxicating heart).Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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But for Zegler, the film’s heart lies far beyond fantasy.Antonio Ferme, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But engagement is often seen as a highly emotional and symbolic act and asking the recipient to sign a legal document in connection with receiving the ring may feel transactional or unromantic.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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