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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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At 40, he says in the special that people in his age bracket have become the “Sandwich Generation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Assigning the Roth account to a child in a high tax bracket and the traditional account to one in a lower bracket can help equalize after-tax values.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

And after a positive start in Spain, where he has already picked up five assists in La Liga, Gordon looks to be joining boss Thomas Tuchel's "undroppable" bracket.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Investors should consider their liquidity needs, tax bracket and Medicare thresholds when determining their risk tolerance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Next in my bracket I had four-time Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan from Ukraine.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

For reference, here are links to NerdWallet’s list of New York and California income-tax brackets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

I'll make those brackets and install them tomorrow.

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

“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

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

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

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

Both resolutions “are currently passing by wide margins,” he tweeted on last week, adding, “Thanks for your support!!” and bracketing that line with a quartet of valentine-red hearts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

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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