taper
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Rain was forecast throughout Sunday for Bangkok and its surrounding provinces and would begin to taper off on Monday, the metropolitan administration said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wait, back up: Why did the fighting taper off?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The consensus view for now is that capex growth will taper off after next year while revenue keeps surging, allowing free cash flow to rebound in a V-shaped recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The overall rate of inflation tends to slow down once oil prices taper off.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
The roars of the crowd in the Royal Square taper off, like the winds of a storm drifting out to sea.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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“If the geopolitical backdrop does stabilize and the U.S.-Iran conflict tapers off, we would expect the pre-conflict relative strength of the Northeast Asian tech sector to reassert itself,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
TYG could be comparatively well positioned if the recent surge in oil prices tapers off, as futures markets suggest is probable.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
“In the North Bay, you have up to 2½ inches and you’re seeing rain in Marin and Napa counties, which is what we expected. Then it tapers off below.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
The economy is likely to expand this year by an above-average rate of 2.8%, the IMF forecast, before growth tapers off to 2% in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
The audience chatter tapers off as the stage lights come up, and Student Council Maddie steps up to the microphone.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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After I came off the bipolar meds, a different medication helped me through a hard year, and when I was ready, I tapered off slowly while working with my doctor.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tiny, tapered holes in this long-sleeve shirt channel air onto the skin, with larger cutouts in high-sweat spots to keep the shirt light and chafe-free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The study "A southward differentiated impactor forms the tapered shape of the South Pole-Aitken impact basin on the Moon" was published in Science Advances.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
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For decades, the city hosted several a year, but the practice began tapering off in the late 1960s.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
The ornate exterior, with its tapering towers and multiple facades, has an almost organic quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The company said demand for AI isn’t tapering off as hyperscalers transition from training AI to creating products with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Under that was the straight, slightly tapering column with its red to purple to blue.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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