taper
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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
Also, we would reassess if we see demand for AI services taper off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
He’d gone out that day, through the melting snow, and bought a packet of taper candles from the corner store, and batteries to fit the flashlight.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Oil spills are likely to increase as fossil fuel use tapers, and oil companies put off upgrades to aging infrastructure, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The real test is what happens after Labor Day, when leisure demand tapers and airlines adjust fall capacity for a lower-fuel environment,” Cunningham wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
My body tapers into a squirming, wormlike bit of flesh, as if I’m a larval version of myself, suspended above the dark ground.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Instead of legs, her torso tapered into what looked like a short baton.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
Sightings begin around June and ramp up in July before slowly tapering down through the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
If that occurs, S&P sees Brent peaking at $200 a barrel and averaging almost $130 in 2026, before gradually tapering toward $100 by 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Francie noticed how narrow and sensitive-looking they were with the long and tapering fingers.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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