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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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At Eugene Henaff, one-third of meals served fall into the lowest-income bracket, with families paying 20 or 50 cents and the Ile-de-France region covering the rest, the region said, noting that no subsidies were pending.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

If you are in a low tax bracket after retirement and you are already 59½, it can help smooth your taxes if you start with those pretax funds first.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

After tearing Manchester City apart in large spells of their 4-2 Champions League victory on Wednesday, Paris St-Germain look well on track to join the latter bracket.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Arini’s funds that lend to more stable companies have delivered better returns than the main fund this year, reflecting strong market demand for debt with credit ratings above the bottom bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I place my scythe into the bracket set into the wall specifically for it.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Income brackets rise with inflation, but last year the top 2% of taxpayers earned at least $371,000 for single filers and $743,000 for joint filers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ahead of the Bangkok talks, Cordano released an "aid to negotiations" -- a non-binding outline of a possible treaty, with brackets around the most contentious sections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

And it isn’t a slight on Zverev’s campaign to note he feasted on thinner brackets: In an oft-repeated stat, he captured two majors despite a 2-7 record this year against Top 10 players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Your main priority now should be planning for the surviving spouse who could face fewer standard deduction, narrower tax brackets and even higher Medicare premiums.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

I vowed to complete the brackets today, so I can return the panels to the farm.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

The NFL allowed that, and during that time Fox aired a Terry Bradshaw interview of McCartney bracketed by commercial breaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

They strode toward the center of the island, Kuwei behind Kaz, bracketed by Jesper and Inej.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

Indeed, bracketing decorum under the heading of style is, to some extent, to put the cart before the horse.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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