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

The destination weddings have tapered off since Covid, but the hotel is seeing a spate of destination proposals and destination vow renewals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

For now, though, the prospect of diplomatic negotiations appears to have tapered off the threat of an imminent military spat between the two countries.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

These claims had risen steadily for several years and almost reached a post-pandemic high of 2 million last fall, but they have since tapered off.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Her honey- or apricot-colored back tapered at the waist in a way mine didn’t.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides