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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as in logical
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Recent Examples of bottom line
Jerry McCormick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
At a protest outside the CFPB headquarters on Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who helped conceive of the agency, told rally-goers that Musk wants to wipe out the agency as a way of boosting his own bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
The company, which owns Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo, logged a $675 million non-cash impairment charge against its assets in the third quarter, hitting the bottom line hard.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Palantir Technologies — Shares of the defense company soared 23% after Palantir exceeded estimates on the top and bottom lines for the fourth quarter and issued stronger-than-expected guidance for the full year.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
A lot of my journalist friends are people of color and their voices are being silenced due to the bottom line.
—Jerry McCormick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
At a protest outside the CFPB headquarters on Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who helped conceive of the agency, told rally-goers that Musk wants to wipe out the agency as a way of boosting his own bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
The company, which owns Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo, logged a $675 million non-cash impairment charge against its assets in the third quarter, hitting the bottom line hard.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Palantir Technologies — Shares of the defense company soared 23% after Palantir exceeded estimates on the top and bottom lines for the fourth quarter and issued stronger-than-expected guidance for the full year.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
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President Trump has publicly said any peace rested on Ukraine ending its NATO ambitions and relinquishing territory seized by Moscow — in essence ceding to two key Russian demands.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Gabriel Moses, the short film explores the essence of human connection through the rich and vibrant lens of West African culture.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is a silly critique that, taken to its logical conclusion, becomes an argument for never cutting or investigating anything.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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To ease the concern stakeholders and regulators may have about the vertical AI's use, include policies broken down into tree diagrams or mind maps for visible logical workflow.—
Vijay Pandey,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But these are temporary fixes that fail to address the root cause: a healthcare system that is failing to match the supply with demand.—
Renee Hsia,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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This allergy medication targets the root of the problem that causes red, scaly and itchy skin.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And so that is an incentive to not admit your ignorance and to build up all sorts of defenses and appeal to bogus authorities in order to remain convinced of your own rational capacities and your independence.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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As mentioned earlier, the industry needs a predictable market as the foundation, including upcoming policies and regulations, rational requirements and societal demands.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As downtown continues to navigate the post-pandemic era and stakeholders reimagine what an urban core can and should be, new projects are helping build that future.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
16 Feb. 2025
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Wine finishes can go quickly overboard, leaving the whiskey with an abundance of big, fruity, tannic notes that overpower its core identity.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But an unsentimental assessment of the regional landscape offers some sense of how Trump could proceed.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2024
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This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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During the execution, Sigmon will be strapped to a chair, hooded, and marked with a target over his heart.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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As our hearts break for you, America, and every democracy now fighting for its life, millions of people have reached out to you in solemn solidarity.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The imagination can’t be bothered with unromantic minutiae.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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But if Naples’s gaudy decadence is hot on social media, the city is also experiencing a much more unromantic, enduring and crude degradation that is engulfing the youth from its poorer quarters.—
Gianni Cipriano,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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