as in letting up
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For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026 -
Overnight showers and thunderstorms are tapering off across the Kansas City metro, but forecasters say the bigger concern comes later Monday, when severe weather is likely, the National Weather Service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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The fact that travel isn’t letting up despite the higher costs isn’t a surprise, said Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics consulting company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Data center spending, which is the main source of Nvidia’s revenue, hasn’t shown signs of letting up.—
Ian King,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Steiger's presentation also highlighted how the district has taken measures to reduce spending, like cutting off purchasing cards and decreasing non-school spending.—
Austin Horn
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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With decreasing revenue from the gas tax and increasing costs, Behrens said that over the next decade, the state will face a $216 billion shortfall.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Once the scene resurfaced online some ten years later, internet users leveraged the phrase as a way to distinguish those who were musically superior (who had the range) and those who were not, diminishing them regardless of their popularity.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Trooping the Colour is one of the most important events in the royal calendar with the King and Queen at its center, flanked by the Wales family and supported by an ever-diminishing group of senior working royals.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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Signs of heat stress include prematurely dropped fruit, wilting, drooping branches, and scorched leaves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
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Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Dying (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dying%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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