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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The right approach is bottom-up.
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Aswin Saravanan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The sector is supported by our bottom-up work, noting GE, CAT, and GEV each have bullish technical setups.
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Vietnam’s booming cultural scene is sitting between a top-down drive by the government to elevate culture to a policy priority, and a bottom-up push by a generation of young creators empowered by rising consumer spending and cheap internet access.
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Lee Williamson,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
This is surprising, to say the least—in our suburban corner of the Milky Way, far from the bustling core, stars form from the top-down collapse of giant gas clouds, not the bottom-up agglomeration of smaller objects.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
5 June 2026
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Aswin Saravanan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The sector is supported by our bottom-up work, noting GE, CAT, and GEV each have bullish technical setups.
—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Vietnam’s booming cultural scene is sitting between a top-down drive by the government to elevate culture to a policy priority, and a bottom-up push by a generation of young creators empowered by rising consumer spending and cheap internet access.
—
Lee Williamson,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
This is surprising, to say the least—in our suburban corner of the Milky Way, far from the bustling core, stars form from the top-down collapse of giant gas clouds, not the bottom-up agglomeration of smaller objects.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
5 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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