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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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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

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

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

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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