bracket
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After needing five pitchers in a rout over Texas State earlier in the day just to reach the regional final out of the losers’ bracket, USC coach Andy Stankiewicz rode Johnson on Sunday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The third option is a lump sum, which is the simplest route but could push your heir into a higher tax bracket.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Sunday against the loser of the winners’ bracket game between host Texas A&M and Texas State on Saturday night.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
What about Novak Djokovic, that wily old goat rattling around the bracket, 24 majors to his name?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
A fat-bellied man waddled out of the shop with a lighted torch, thrust it into a bracket beside the door, and waddled back inside.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing bracket
Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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