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at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The snowfall is expected to taper off in the evening, when the odds of precipitation drop to 40% and temperatures dip to about 20 degrees.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The continent’s political will to build more capacity would diminish as U.S. support tapers off.
—Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The snowfall is expected to taper off in the evening, when the odds of precipitation drop to 40% and temperatures dip to about 20 degrees.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The continent’s political will to build more capacity would diminish as U.S. support tapers off.
—Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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