attrition
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"Abiy seems to view this as a war of attrition for now, and because he can use drones essentially unopposed, he can keep it going for a lot longer."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Researchers additionally performed sensitivity analyses to assess attrition bias.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 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
During a sustained interdiction campaign, “terrain-holding will become increasingly untenable for Russian ground forces who will be under-resourced from the rear and increasingly subject to attrition from the front,” the operating concept document predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 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
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