taper
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As time went on, painting taper candles helped her find joy again, and others noticed too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Also, we would reassess if we see demand for AI services taper off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Given the stock’s recent strong performance and potential for us to taper estimates, some near-term pullback would not be surprising,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But that spending will see £126m drawn down from reserves, as part of the new five-year strategy that will see that figure taper to £35.8m in the 2030-31 financial year.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Their voices taper off as they move farther into the house.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
It tapers as it rises, massive forms jutting out at intervals: winged helmets and alarmingly watchful eagles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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
On a shiny black table beneath the chandelier were tall, glimmering white tapers, a pair of silver pitchers, a few sets of crystal goblets, and the halfeaten remains of a lavish dinner.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
A private gauge showed China’s manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in June due to tapered factory production, diverging from a pickup shown in a competing index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
According to the simulations, this low-angle impact explains the basin's distinctive elongated and tapered shape.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Streaming platforms’ focus on YA adaptations came as cable TV, which previously dominated the genre, tapered off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Her honey- or apricot-colored back tapered at the waist in a way mine didn’t.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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 Department of Health and Human Services will also convene a panel to develop guidance for doctors, train staff at federally qualified health centers and roll out training on “psychiatric medication risks, tapering, and deprescribing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
They slide along it like gigantic tapering rulers.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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