taper

Wait, back up: Why did the fighting taper off?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

But then, it’s hard not to smile at the playfully elegant Bosc pears, puckered mandarins and green-and-purple asparagus taper candles which range in price from $12 to $40.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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

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

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 conversation between Tisch and Epstein tapers off in the summer of 2014, the same year Tisch started publicly dating a Los Angeles-based designer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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

The real one tapers, but the electronic one is represented as a cylinder as big around as the fat end of the tamping iron.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tiny, tapered holes in this long-sleeve shirt channel air onto the skin, with larger cutouts in high-sweat spots to keep the shirt light and chafe-free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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 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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

It's a tapering iron rod that is three feet, seven inches long and weighs thirteen and a half pounds.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman