brackets

Example Sentences

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Coaches have been lobbying for years to have best two-out-of-three series, and this comes close but other divisions remain single elimination and 32-team brackets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Shorter-term muni funds usually don’t provide better after-tax yields, except for investors in the top tax brackets.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That means avoiding high tax rates by filling lower tax brackets in low-income years and minimizing taxable income in high-income years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

This means more people start paying tax - or move into higher tax brackets - as wages rise.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Lord Asriel spoke to the man briefly and showed the others into the carriage, which, like the hall, was lit by those glowing crystals, held on silver brackets against mirrored mahogany panels.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman