taper
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More rain was forecast throughout Sunday for Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, but would begin to taper off on Monday, it said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wait, back up: Why did the fighting taper off?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Oxford estimates car sales will taper off soon and fall short of the 16 million mark in 2026, compared with 16.2 million new vehicles sold in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I feel like my son is channeling through this medium,” Saleh said, her voice breaking as she painted a taper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Chip had on his team sweatshirt too, but he wore it with his usual black joggers, the kind with stripes down the sides that taper around the ankles.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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
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
Contrary to earlier assumptions that the asteroid came from the south, their analysis shows the SPA basin tapers toward the south, meaning the asteroid likely arrived from the north.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025
And then, after forever, he said, “It’s above my knee and it just tapers a little and then it’s just skin. There’s a nasty scar, but it just looks like—” “What?”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, ChatGPT’s growth suddenly tapered off after Google’s own consumer chatbot began to surge in popularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
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
Instead of legs, her torso tapered into what looked like a short baton.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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
There is a precedent for tougher warnings and guidelines for slower tapering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
On Saturday, Ventura County could see wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph, and isolated gusts of 40 mph, starting in the mid-morning and tapering off later in the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
A sculpture of vertical folds incised by a tapering spiral.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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