taper
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Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
If the attacks taper off, he predicts life will get back to normal, business will come back in full force and tourism will recover strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
Slowly the rush would start to taper off and we’d wind down.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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