bracket
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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
But a word of caution: Don’t assume you should automatically convert just enough to fill the 22% bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bottom line: An individual with significant assets can still qualify for financial assistance, whereas someone with low personal income might receive little to no subsidy if their household falls into a higher income bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
I screwed the lamp bracket to the wall over my bed and trimmed the wick to make a golden butterfly of flame.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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It streamlined income tax brackets, lowered the top rate to 36% and created the universally deductible Individual Retirement Account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It doesn’t matter what those brackets are, as long as their bracket is above your bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
But they skip over that the brackets wouldn’t be adjusted annually for inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Once an account holder reaches age 18, many young adults will also be in one of the lowest tax brackets they’ll ever experience,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Candles were burning in brackets beside each bed, illuminating the wood-paneled walls.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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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
He paused alongside the wall, the rust-colored soil at his feet spreading for miles around, his view bracketed by the San Jose Mountains to the south and a majestic limestone bluff to the north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
The infamous tangle of narrow streets and minor waterways known as the Barrel was bracketed by two major canals, East Stave and West Stave, each catering to a particular clientele.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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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
We looked down at La Mutua’s logo emblazoned on the main hall’s hardwood floor — “S.P.M.D.T.U.” bracketing two clasped hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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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