attrition

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

This isn’t attrition warfare; it is succession denial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Elevance saw attrition in its Medicaid business during the most recent quarter, leading to a membership decline of about 1% to $45.2 million as of the end of the year.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 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