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[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

That does not mean you need to fill your tax bracket every year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 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

“May I ask if this represents a new price bracket for you?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

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

Tax brackets, Social Security payments and retirement-account contribution limits are all pegged off of it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

It doesn’t matter what those brackets are, as long as their bracket is above your bracket.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

I try not to flinch as she presses the brackets against them.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

I’m less excited about the front end, bracketed by large and kind of goofy LED arrays at the edges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Regularly bracketed alongside Kohli, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Steve Smith of Australia in the 'Fab Four' of Test batting, Root has enjoyed the best form of his career since the beginning of 2022.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2024

The contiguous video display was installed recently, but the display that Madden used was a cinema-sized screen in the middle bracketed by four large flat screens on each side.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2024

He had spurts of bravery but they were bracketed in battens of cowardice.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

It sees same-store sales up between 1% and 3%, bracketing the 2% growth it logged in the just-completed fiscal year.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 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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