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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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For tax year 2027, a married couple filing jointly could have $104,050 in taxable income, $3,250 more than this year, and stay in the 12% bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some people may have the misconception that households land in just one tax bracket.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

For individuals, that top tax bracket will kick in above $661,375.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released every Tuesday until the final rankings and 12-team playoff bracket are revealed on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“What is the usual income bracket of the mobiles?”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

How much in Roth conversions can you do in 2027 with the new tax brackets?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The IRS said income brackets that determine how much Americans pay in taxes will adjust higher by about 3.2% for tax year 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The tax collector also released its numbers for income-tax brackets and the standard deduction.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

In fact, the City Section was only following rules adopted by its football coaches directing that teams be placed in brackets by strictly following where they are rated in computer rankings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

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

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

That the series is bracketed by the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” a Christmastime story of love between broken people, might tell you something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

The woman scans my transcript—mostly C's bracketed by a couple of B's and D's.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

It also upped its top-line expectations, to between $7.14 billion and 7.20 billion, bracketing consensus.

From Barron's ● May 6, 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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