tapering

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Each new prescription generates a billable visit, while tapering a patient off an ineffective drug takes time, monitoring and follow-up, which the billing system frequently doesn’t reimburse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The company faces weaker Internet-of-Things revenue growth due to tapering subsidies, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Winter Storm Watch posted for significant snow Sunday, tapering Monday morning.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

It was a quarter inch thick in the middle, tapering to the edges.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss