attritional

Joe Root's masterful unbeaten 99 held England together on an attritional first day of the third Test against India at Lord's.

That is also the view of many former army leaders who fear that the descent of the Gaza campaign into more attritional, guerilla-style warfare would lead to more deaths – of hostages, civilians and soldiers.

America's Sam Burns hit a sensational five-under 65 to seize the lead on three under on an attritional second day at the US Open.

It was edgy and attritional for much of the 80 minutes with neither side wanting to give anything away.

Mr Boutcher described legacy as "a green field site for lawyers" due to "an attritional approach by all the security agencies around information disclosure".