bracket
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The government appears to be struggling to put them in a bracket, unlike when farmers protested agricultural reforms five years ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
With Cinderella runs, a sprawling bracket, and survive-and-advance drama nearly every day, it’s clear that what we’ve really experienced is a summer version of March Madness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
What are the tax implications based on your income bracket and the amount of money you receive under either scenario, whether as investment income, Social Security income or both?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
For the last nine years, Cape Verde have hovered around the 60-80 bracket, and will go into Friday's game ranked 64th.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The bird let his rider step off, and then flew to the bracket by the door as the orderly announced the third of Lord Asriel’s high commanders, an angel by the name of Xaphania.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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Yet the significance of this meeting lies deeper than tournament brackets.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We made things so the progressivity of the tax code is a lot higher than the tax brackets would imply,” Reichstein says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
A $250,000 traditional IRA inherited by two adult children is liquidated at their marginal brackets across a decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
College students and young adults in entry-level jobs may fall into the 10% or 12% federal brackets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
I tested the brackets by hitting them with rocks.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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His grandfather is Rennie Stennett, a versatile player whose nine seasons with the Pirates were bracketed by World Series titles in his 1971 rookie season and 1979 finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
I’m less excited about the front end, bracketed by large and kind of goofy LED arrays at the edges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Regularly bracketed alongside Kohli, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Steve Smith of Australia in the 'Fab Four' of Test batting, Root has enjoyed the best form of his career since the beginning of 2022.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
He notes the pedimented window lintels, the Doric pilasters, the bracketed entablature, the black cruciform paneled door.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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For the full year, it sees earnings between $6.70 and $7.10 a share, easily above the $6.67 consensus, on revenue of $20.5 billion to $20.7 billion, bracketing the average analyst estimate.
From Barron's ● May 28, 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
The bracketing wayward boats were pushing Eleyne against the pier.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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