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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

Also, we would reassess if we see demand for AI services taper off.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

The overall rate of inflation tends to slow down once oil prices taper off.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Many doctors taper their patients off the drugs too quickly, these groups say, often with big dose reductions in just a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

She always had some kind of dessert too, as Tea Cake said it give a man something to taper off on.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

She started with hand-dipped tapers, working in the garage on the farm that helped her feel safe and connected to her parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Although battery storage initially manages the evening rise in electricity demand, gas-fired generation remains critical to maintain reliability after battery discharge tapers later in the night, East Daley adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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

As it grew dark we lit the tapers and wicks and encircled our dwelling with light.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

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

“The real test will come in May, by which point the flow of tax refunds will have tapered off significantly, while high gas prices probably will remain elevated,” Tombs writes.

From Barron's ● May 13, 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

The ornate exterior, with its tapering towers and multiple facades, has an almost organic quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

The shelves are mountains scaling the walls, tapering toward a sky of stained glass.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton