bracket
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That means it will take more income to reach each higher tax bracket next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
For individuals, that top tax bracket will kick in above $661,375.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The College Football Playoff rankings will be released every Tuesday until the final rankings and 12-team playoff bracket are revealed on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Opening the Everyman Theatre's new education and community centre in his hometown, O'Connor said: "To be considered in that same sort of bracket is extraordinary".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
A degree in English language is not a prerequisite for caring about where a bracket is preferred to a dash, or a comma needs to be replaced by a semicolon.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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Tax brackets, the standard deduction and approximately 70 other provisions are indexed to rise annually with inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The IRS said income brackets that determine how much Americans pay in taxes will adjust higher by about 3.2% for tax year 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In fact, the City Section was only following rules adopted by its football coaches directing that teams be placed in brackets by strictly following where they are rated in computer rankings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The biggest is planning for a surviving spouse, who could face a smaller standard deduction, narrower tax brackets and higher Medicare premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Candles were burning in brackets beside each bed, illuminating the wood-paneled walls.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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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
Like the Peruvian littoral, it is bracketed by sea and mountains, but it catches, rather than misses, the prevailing winds, and the rain that comes with them.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
Both resolutions “are currently passing by wide margins,” he tweeted on last week, adding, “Thanks for your support!!” and bracketing that line with a quartet of valentine-red hearts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
Alby stopped walking, and Thomas was surprised to see they’d reached the South Door; the two walls bracketing the exit towered above them.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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