bracket
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So here they are with taxable-equivalent yields for investors in the highest federal tax bracket, with the Medicare/ACA surcharge, for a combined 40.8%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Then run the numbers with someone who has done this before, because the decision is not reversible and the comparison depends on your basis, your bracket, your state and how long you’d otherwise wait.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
I live in California, am single with no children or dependents, rent rather than own, have no mortgage, and am in the 24% federal tax bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
On the other hand, if your children or grandchildren have relatively little taxable income, they may be in a low or even zero tax bracket for capital gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“They stopped hurting. But my mom will be so pissed if another bracket comes off.”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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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
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
Tax brackets, Social Security payments and retirement-account contribution limits are all pegged off of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
There were iron brackets every few yards, holding blubber lamps, and in their flaring shadows it wasn’t always easy to see where she was treading, either.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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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
For my birthday, she gifted me a T-shirt featuring a worm with a mustache bracketed by the phrase “You’re a Worm with a Mustache.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
He notes the pedimented window lintels, the Doric pilasters, the bracketed entablature, the black cruciform paneled door.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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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
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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