attrition
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But this is a small victory, in a war of attrition.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the conflict has settled into a grinding war of attrition, with both sides deeply dug in.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
“For example, in the periods immediately following our past restructurings, we experienced higher rates of voluntary employee attrition and declines in reported employee job satisfaction,” the company stated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
But that gap was counterbalanced, according to the data, by the fact that the department lost 204 more sworn employees to attrition under Villanueva than it did under Luna over the same periods.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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
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