tapered

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The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Inflation has tapered to 1.7% annually, which may impel the European Central Bank to cut interest rates below their current 2%.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Read: Retail sales tapered off before the shutdown.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

In September, the Guardian reported that Treasury officials were considering a tapered approach, under which parents would receive most benefits for their first child and less for subsequent children.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Mrs. Wilcox had been humming “Rock of Ages,” but tapered off after “let me hide myself in thee.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck