bracket
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The threshold for reaching the top federal income-tax bracket in 2027 will climb by nearly $25,000 for a married couple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
For tax year 2027, a married couple filing jointly could have $104,050 in taxable income, $3,250 more than this year, and stay in the 12% bracket.
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
But now came the tough part—advancing through the bracket of sixty-four.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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The new tax brackets will apply to the tax returns that Americans will be filing in 2028 on their 2027 income.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Inflation adjustments to tax brackets, the standard deduction, the child tax credit and more are meant to give taxpayers relief from rising costs of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Like income-tax brackets, these ranges adjust with inflation.
From MarketWatch ● 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
We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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Despite the England star again coming to his nation's aid with two goals that overcame Norway in the Miami furnace, Bellingham has a long way to go to be bracketed with those iconic figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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
He paused alongside the wall, the rust-colored soil at his feet spreading for miles around, his view bracketed by the San Jose Mountains to the south and a majestic limestone bluff to the north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
A bracketed sign swings and creaks on the night wind.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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
There is, perhaps, at the heart of every composition, the door to a great mystery you might not even have realized you were bracketing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
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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