level off
verb
leveled off or levelled off; leveling off or levelling off; levels off
: to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount : stabilize
expect prices to level off
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Investors responded favorably to the news, sending Ford stock to a new 52-week high before shares leveled off later in the day amid a broader market decline.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 18 July 2024
The decision comes as county staff warn that the budget will become unsustainable over the next five years, as previously soaring property appraisals start to level off, sales tax revenue declines and other pressures including rising costs and inflation take a hit.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
When those countries’ GDPs per capita were at China’s current level, capital goods made up more than 25 percent of their exports, and their performance on capital-goods exports continued to improve, rather than leveling off as China’s has.
—Pankaj Ghemawat, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The unemployment rate has been creeping up, and pay increases are leveling off — making job hopping less enticing.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 18 July 2024
The decision comes as county staff warn that the budget will become unsustainable over the next five years, as previously soaring property appraisals start to level off, sales tax revenue declines and other pressures including rising costs and inflation take a hit.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
When those countries’ GDPs per capita were at China’s current level, capital goods made up more than 25 percent of their exports, and their performance on capital-goods exports continued to improve, rather than leveling off as China’s has.
—Pankaj Ghemawat, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The unemployment rate has been creeping up, and pay increases are leveling off — making job hopping less enticing.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 July 2024
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“Level off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20off. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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