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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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Meanwhile, two far worse teams will meet on the other side of the bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Chancey’s solution for this is to think about Roth conversions, which move money out of tax-deferred accounts when your income-tax bracket is lowest and into an account where it will grow tax-free.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

You might find munis to be attractive even if you are in the 24% federal income-tax bracket, which is $105,701 to $201,775 for married joint filers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 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

He was pondering my exact relationship to her, and wondering whether he must bracket us together in futility.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

Let’s begin with an example that incorporates only state and local income-tax brackets, with the most commonly cited benchmark bond.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Will the survivor’s filing status change from married filing jointly to single, potentially pushing them into higher tax brackets?

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Of all the Communist leaders deposed in the years bracketing the collapse of the Soviet Union, only Nicolae Ceaujescu met a violent death.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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