taper

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Share prices climbed a median 2% a month after the insider purchases, but their recoveries tended to taper off after that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Showers are expected to taper off by late Friday evening with dry and warmer weather returning through the middle of next week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

She was on the medication for 16 weeks before she began to taper, cutting down over a period of six weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Further Fed rate cuts to help support the labor market, however, are going to depend on whether inflation is about to taper off.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

But they were ignoring him completely, silently watching the rain as it continued to taper off.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi