tapered
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“The real test will come in May, by which point the flow of tax refunds will have tapered off significantly, while high gas prices probably will remain elevated,” Tombs writes.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The destination weddings have tapered off since Covid, but the hotel is seeing a spate of destination proposals and destination vow renewals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
These claims had risen steadily for several years and almost reached a post-pandemic high of 2 million last fall, but they have since tapered off.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Now Therese drops the soiled garments in soapy water with fingers that are long and tapered, like a lady’s, but red and rough, like a servant’s.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
