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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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Whether that be by writing and debugging software, coordinating family’s schedules or picking a March Madness bracket, the bet is that autonomous AI will soon handle many of our everyday tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The commercial waterman won in the small boat division of the singles bracket with a time of 23 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Nobody will know until 2028 and answers will depend on the package, your tax bracket and your level of fandom.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The combination of pretax savings at a higher tax bracket and a tax bill at a lower tax bracket sets up what Chancey called “a discount Roth conversion.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Lord Roke bowed and snapped his fingers, and the small blue hawk perching on the bracket beside the door spread her wings and glided to the table.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

People across income brackets are still traveling, but many are altering their behaviors to make vacations fit into their budget, Wynn says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

One thing all the income brackets have in common: “Everyone’s looking for value,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Save the Children said the new uniform rules are a "good start" but back-to-school costs remain a concern for families across almost all income brackets.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I understand the usual arguments — reducing future RMDs, avoiding higher future tax brackets, and creating tax-free assets for heirs — but I’m not sure they carry much weight in my particular case.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Now Dr. Maris was attaching wires to the brackets, and suddenly, Ernie, the boy with the perfect smile, had braces.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Bordighera is on the Italian Riviera, bracketed by the sea, with a beach and an exotic garden referenced by painter Claude Monet.

From BBC Jun. 22, 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

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

The Ford is one of two U.S. carrier strike groups bracketing the conflict.

From Washington Times Dec. 20, 2023

Of all the Communist leaders deposed in the years bracketing the collapse of the Soviet Union, only Nicolae Ceaujescu met a violent death.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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