attritional
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It sought to squeeze as many resources out of the region as possible, with years of attritional warfare having taken its toll on the home front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Under manager Mikel Arteta they ended a 22-year title drought last season with what was often perceived to be an attritional style of play.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
As England struggled during the Ashes, Stokes' batting became increasingly attritional, as if the captain was demonstrating the fight he wanted from his team-mates.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Or will 2026 be another year of grim attritional war, with Moscow and Kyiv treating the U.S. mediation effort as another battlefront?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The attritional effect of repeated raids may be very great.
From Sound Military Decision by Edward C. (Edward Clifford) Kalbfus
