the tail end

noun

: the last part of something
She is at the tail end of her career.

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September is still in the tail end of the dry season in much of Southern California, but a boost of tropical moisture from former Tropical Storm Mario combined with energy from warm afternoon sunshine to generate thunderstorms over the state’s mountains and deserts Thursday afternoon. Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 The veteran rock band arrived at the tail end of the CD era, lived through the download era and has thrived in the streaming era. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025 Then, at the tail end of this summer, Ford finally allowed select media a chance to experience the GTD on track at Southern California’s Thermal Club and on the public roads between Palm Desert and Idyllwild. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 There’s a proud editing tradition on Taskmaster that fans of the show know all too well, and one of its first major rollouts comes at the tail end of this classic task. Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the tail end

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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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