bracket
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The College Football Playoff rankings will be released every Tuesday until the final rankings and 12-team playoff bracket are revealed on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Would a Roth conversion be as attractive in that higher tax bracket?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
But it means any kind of pay rise could drag you into a higher tax bracket, or see a greater proportion of your income taxed than would otherwise be expected.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
At Eugene Henaff, one-third of meals served fall into the lowest-income bracket, with families paying 20 or 50 cents and the Ile-de-France region covering the rest, the region said, noting that no subsidies were pending.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
I try to lift it from the table, but it is secured with a metal bracket.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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In fact, the City Section was only following rules adopted by its football coaches directing that teams be placed in brackets by strictly following where they are rated in computer rankings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
In the following discussion, taxable-equivalent yields are calculated using 2026 federal tax brackets, which have been compiled by NerdWallet, based on the Internal Revenue Service’s revision to the tax bracket ranges published last October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
I'll make those brackets and install them tomorrow.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
“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
It is possible that countries could be very broadly bracketed into different levels of a basically universal tariff.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
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
Lady Tanda was bracketed by her daughters, placid dull Lollys and acid-tongued Falyse.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
There is, perhaps, at the heart of every composition, the door to a great mystery you might not even have realized you were bracketing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
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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