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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For years, astronomers have debated whether planets this massive could form through core accretion, the slow, bottom-up process in which solid material clumps together into a dense core that then pulls in vast amounts of gas.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Adding in this new bottom-up search for the unexpected marks a new paradigm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The Minnesota resistance to ICE has been a bottom-up movement driven by constituents, who have emboldened their leaders to stand their ground.
—Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Even coach Billy Donovan acknowledged that the Bulls don’t have enough truly young players on the roster to fill out their vision of a bottom-up rebuild.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Adding in this new bottom-up search for the unexpected marks a new paradigm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The Minnesota resistance to ICE has been a bottom-up movement driven by constituents, who have emboldened their leaders to stand their ground.
—Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Even coach Billy Donovan acknowledged that the Bulls don’t have enough truly young players on the roster to fill out their vision of a bottom-up rebuild.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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