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attrition

[uh-trish-uhn] / əˈtrɪʃ ən /




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The decrease is attributable to attrition, he adds, noting the company will continue to drive that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The shift toward infrastructure targets risks turning the conflict into a war of economic attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Trian has said it is skeptical that Victory’s proposal is enough to address client and employee attrition which it believes would destabilize the firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

They have stepped forward in this championship, but with each Irish try and each moment of Irish attrition you were reminded of the distance Scotland have left to travel.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Marine General Victor Krulak showed the secretary a detailed report he’d written that seemed to prove mathematically that Westmoreland’s war of attrition was doomed.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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