brackets

Example Sentences

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The poll found that the wealthiest classes enjoy privileges available to fewer people in lower brackets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A $250,000 traditional IRA inherited by two adult children is liquidated at their marginal brackets across a decade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

It runs thousands of simulations, incorporating federal tax brackets, Roth conversion strategies, Medicare premium surcharges, Social Security, mortality and about two dozen other variables that determine whether a household’s money is likely to last.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Rising wage bases and premium increases pushed contribution costs higher across most income brackets.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan