bracket
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Whether that be by writing and debugging software, coordinating family’s schedules or picking a March Madness bracket, the bet is that autonomous AI will soon handle many of our everyday tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The commercial waterman won in the small boat division of the singles bracket with a time of 23 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nobody will know until 2028 and answers will depend on the package, your tax bracket and your level of fandom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yes, it makes sense to start taking them now if you can stay within that tax bracket and maximize them when you retire and before you claim Social Security so your income is low.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Once pools were over and the bracket was set, the goal was to keep winning and advancing through ever-shrinking rounds of fencers.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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One thing all the income brackets have in common: “Everyone’s looking for value,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Save the Children said the new uniform rules are a "good start" but back-to-school costs remain a concern for families across almost all income brackets.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Will the survivor’s filing status change from married filing jointly to single, potentially pushing them into higher tax brackets?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Your main priority now should be planning for the surviving spouse who could face fewer standard deduction, narrower tax brackets and even higher Medicare premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I tested the brackets by hitting them with rocks.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Bordighera is on the Italian Riviera, bracketed by the sea, with a beach and an exotic garden referenced by painter Claude Monet.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The company’s guidance on adjusted earnings per share, which calls for $1.02 to $1.04, bracketed the consensus view.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Language as Liberation” comprises the rough, incomplete outlines for Morrison’s lectures, with bracketed page citations for the novels under discussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
That the series is bracketed by the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” a Christmastime story of love between broken people, might tell you something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
In a word, I was bracketed with Coopers.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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It also upped its top-line expectations, to between $7.14 billion and 7.20 billion, bracketing consensus.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
For the current quarter, Oracle guided for revenue growth between 19% to 21%, bracketing the 20% growth expectations implied by the FactSet consensus.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
He describes how he uses a technique called focus bracketing, where dozens of photos are taken.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
The Rev. Stephen Fields, a Jesuit priest and professor at Georgetown University, said that has to start with professors bracketing their political opinions more often.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Of all the Communist leaders deposed in the years bracketing the collapse of the Soviet Union, only Nicolae Ceaujescu met a violent death.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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