taper

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But that spending will see £126m drawn down from reserves, as part of the new five-year strategy that will see that figure taper to £35.8m in the 2030-31 financial year.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

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

The Fed said that it would start its balance-sheet expansion with $40 billion of securities purchases this month, with plans to taper the pace of the new buying sometime next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Gradually, in the small hours of the morning, the wind stopped flaying them and began to taper off.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong