taper
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“Steady precipitation will taper off to showers by late this afternoon and become confined to the mountains by late tonight,” the weather service posted in a Thursday morning forecast.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
But that spending will see £126m drawn down from reserves, as part of the new five-year strategy that will see that figure taper to £35.8m in the 2030-31 financial year.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The 12-month core rate could also taper to 2.5% from 2.6%, estimates show.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
Any meaningful recovery is expected only after 2027, as new capacity additions taper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
She always had some kind of dessert too, as Tea Cake said it give a man something to taper off on.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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