attrition
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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
The streaming reversal was a big reason for layoffs that, combined with attrition, have shrunk Pixar from 1,500 employees to 1,100.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
CFO Jay Stasz says the advertisement may have reminded consumers to cancel their memberships, and attrition rates have begun to decline with the messaging changes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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
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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