taper
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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
Showers are expected to taper off by late Friday evening with dry and warmer weather returning through the middle of next week.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
She was on the medication for 16 weeks before she began to taper, cutting down over a period of six weeks.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Jon blew out the taper he carried, preferring not to risk an open flame amidst so much old dry paper.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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