brackets

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Winners of the super regionals advance to the College World Series in Omaha, where they will play in two double-elimination brackets with four teams apiece.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

You can do this gradually to avoid sliding into high tax brackets and Medicare surcharges.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 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

However, the daughter has two young-adult children in lower tax brackets, and they’re listed as “contingent beneficiaries” on Grandma’s IRA form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The door is closed, and the lock, which is a board that lies across two brackets, is tilted and is almost out at one end.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George