as in to taper off
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According to the National Weather Service, rain chances are expected to taper off Friday, May 29, with warmer and drier weather gradually returning to Northern California and the Valley through the weekend and into next week.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026 -
Sunday's steady rain will taper off in the afternoon leaving us with gray and damp conditions.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Miami’s decreasing rents fit into a larger trend in South Florida.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The most recent Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index survey out of UCLA shows perception of public safety losing ground even as property crime has decreased modestly over the same period.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Those concerns were repeatedly outweighed by an institutional assumption that economic interdependence would moderate geopolitical behavior.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Consumers, particularly younger ones, are moderating their drinking or shifting toward premium tequila.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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However, critics warn that such a move would worsen economic and financial outcomes and diminish Fed accountability.—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The negative tenor could diminish turnout in an election already complicated by coming a day after Memorial Day, Texas Republican strategist Tyler Norris said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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While the heaviest fighting has subsided, the ceasefire has seen almost daily Israeli fire.—
Ahmad Mantash,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Roberts said the injury has not subsided as quickly as the medical staff originally projected.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Specifically, retinol smooths fine lines, lessens wrinkle depth, and whittles the appearance of large pores.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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That his general manager, Dana Brown, is working in the final year of his contract lessens the already slim likelihood of Houston dealing Alvarez.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Die (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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