attrition

Example Sentences

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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

“For the last 30 years, we’ve been having zero losses in combat. Now, attrition with these high-end weapons systems, whether friendly-fire or enemy-fire, shows us we need more aircraft.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On the West Coast, the San Francisco Fed reported, some companies have been shrinking their payrolls either through layoffs or attrition.

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

Like Verdun, the Somme quickly became a war of attrition in which each side tried to wear down the other.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman