bracket
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They also get a bigger tax break because they would otherwise be taxed in a higher bracket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
The average annual bill for households in the current highest bracket - Band H - is about £4,051, according to the government.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
In seconds, he had swept past Harry, Ron, and Hermione and detached Mrs. Norris from the torch bracket.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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That lump-sum IRA withdrawal would be taxed as ordinary income, which would likely push the withdrawal into the highest federal tax brackets, and state tax brackets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet the significance of this meeting lies deeper than tournament brackets.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
That measure cements the top three income brackets on taxpayers making more than $360,000, with a top rate of 13.3% on millionaires—and all of its revenue would have to go to education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
College students and young adults in entry-level jobs may fall into the 10% or 12% federal brackets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
When they slotted the bars through the brackets, they made a huge X brace.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
While adverts have long bracketed sporting action on commercial television in the United Kingdom, it was the first time they had made a mid-match incursion into the viewing experience.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Hers — a couple of capital Ms, bracketed by a heart — seems perfectly fine, and I tell her to keep it for now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
Swarms of mutant bugs, billions of them, they had him bracketed.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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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
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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