tapering

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The Department of Health and Human Services will also convene a panel to develop guidance for doctors, train staff at federally qualified health centers and roll out training on “psychiatric medication risks, tapering, and deprescribing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Kentucky and Oklahoma are tapering their rates to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Then, because business was tapering off, he had time to give me a demonstration of how to make the shine rag pop like a firecracker.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey