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

For now, the geopolitical risk premium, which had been supporting oil prices, appears to have tapered off.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Some of “the downside risk has tapered off in the large-cap tech names,” he said, but “bubble fears” remain in the wake of the market’s boom on artificial-intelligence enthusiasm.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 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

He had long tapered fingers, fat earlobes, and slick hair that rose high to reveal a large forehead.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan