tapered

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Streaming platforms’ focus on YA adaptations came as cable TV, which previously dominated the genre, tapered off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Read: Retail sales tapered off before the shutdown.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 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

The woman wore a fashionable wrap, high shiny boots, and tapered pants; the man lounged in a rumpled shirt and stained trousers, giving an air of almost deliberate vulgarity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick