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bracket

[brak-it] / ˈbræk ɪt /


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And after a positive start in Spain, where he has already picked up five assists in La Liga, Gordon looks to be joining boss Thomas Tuchel's "undroppable" bracket.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

But the slate of games Sunday sorted out the rest of the postseason bracket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Voting officially opened Sept. 22, continuing a tradition started in 2014 to select which bears are the best and most fat using a March Madness-style bracket.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

This yield would be equivalent to a pretax yield of double that amount for an investor in the highest tax bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

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

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

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

Mark gripped the handle of the axe tightly and leaned in, taking little chops instead of full swings at the small but stubborn brackets.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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

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

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

Lady Tanda was bracketed by her daughters, placid dull Lollys and acid-tongued Falyse.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

The clusters of asteroids move roughly in tandem with Jupiter, bracketing the planet as it moves along its orbit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

The bracketing wayward boats were pushing Eleyne against the pier.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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