as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are virtually tied in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist survey showing Harris with a one-point lead, as her polling surge appears to be tapering off ahead of the first debate between Harris and Trump.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Many Americans are having trouble making ends meet, but inflation has slowed over the past couple of years, so COLAs also have tapered off.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, the study also revealed that TSA complaints tended to spike during certain months, with December, October, and November recording the highest number of daily complaints, which then tapered off significantly in January and February.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, showed customers reporting outages at about 9 a.m., and by about 11 a.m., the number of customers spiked to more than 100,000, although that number had been tapering off, and by 5 p.m. was getting close to 20,000.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Many Americans are having trouble making ends meet, but inflation has slowed over the past couple of years, so COLAs also have tapered off.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, the study also revealed that TSA complaints tended to spike during certain months, with December, October, and November recording the highest number of daily complaints, which then tapered off significantly in January and February.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, showed customers reporting outages at about 9 a.m., and by about 11 a.m., the number of customers spiked to more than 100,000, although that number had been tapering off, and by 5 p.m. was getting close to 20,000.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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Productivity decreased by 2% that week, while well-being decreased by 5% versus baseline.Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjusted earnings per share decreased 0.6% annually to $1.71 but still topped the $1.57 per share that had been expected.Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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However, although most women have higher levels of intimacy with their friends and better companionship at 19 than men, that intimacy diminishes throughout their 20s.Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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One light layer easily covered my mom’s redness, brightened her under-eye area, and diminished the look of dark spots.Cai Cramer, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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With 16 inches of rain and flooding, the water doesn’t subside as rapidly as all of us would like, so, this healing, this recovery is taking a lot longer.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Coleman Creek flooded, stranding students into the Student Union building until the water subsided.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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When pressed by Karl on his potentially tie-breaking role in the Senate, Osborn declined to align himself with either party.Kate Walter, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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One woman, who described herself as a friend to Kelly, declined to speak to Republic reporters.Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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As the tracks featured on The Death of Slim Shady fall away and fans turn their attention to other songs, several of Eminem’s classics are on the rise.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Here are six books that can—like a good movie—make the rest of the world fall away.Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
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Drawing from his own experiences growing up in South Africa, Noah explores the universal tensions between parents and children, particularly the disconnect that can occur when understanding falls short.Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Bayern did equalize through Harry Kane but then fell apart as Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski put Barça 3-1 up by the break.Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Diplomatic efforts gained momentum in recent months after the two countries’ foreign ministers met in July and agreed to step up talks to ease the border tensions.Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Yields eased slightly Thursday but the 10-year is still up about 40 basis points this month alone.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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