bracket
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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 other half of the bracket definitely won’t be mistaken for a chess match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
As your account balance declines, you may eventually find yourself in a lower tax bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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 bracket over the music shows you which measures to play each time you arrive at that point in the music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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This law made permanent the tax rates and tax brackets originally enacted in 2017.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 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
Tax rules are constantly changing, so it’s best to make your decisions based on long-term financial goals rather than tax brackets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
There were iron brackets every few yards, holding blubber lamps, and in their flaring shadows it wasn’t always easy to see where she was treading, either.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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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
“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
A bracketed sign swings and creaks on the night wind.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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
We looked down at La Mutua’s logo emblazoned on the main hall’s hardwood floor — “S.P.M.D.T.U.” bracketing two clasped hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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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