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
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
Their voices taper off as they move farther into the house.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
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
In winter, tapers burn in the windows of homes after dark.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
After I came off the bipolar meds, a different medication helped me through a hard year, and when I was ready, I tapered off slowly while working with my doctor.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Instead, the footwear maker cut back on certain discounts, pulled some products from shelves and tapered the availability of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 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
Abuela Celia’s fingers were tapered and delicate and rested on her hips.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Hot September weather and below-average inventory injections have supported prices, although cooling demand is seen tapering off sharply into the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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 company faces weaker Internet-of-Things revenue growth due to tapering subsidies, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
I watch the droplets slide in tapering diagonals across the window.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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