attrition
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In response, the company announced a new five-billion-kronor savings plan it said would lead to about 2,000 job cuts in Sweden and 500 more globally, "through natural attrition and by targeted exit packages to employees".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
His analysis shows employee attrition at local companies at 14%-26%, well above the 7%-10% at multinational companies in Malaysia and regional peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s unclear if Trump has ever actually watched Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards take on creepy-crawlies in an endless war of intergalactic attrition.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
At least for now, a hot war has morphed into an economic and political war of attrition.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The unofficial word is that it was the result of employee attrition.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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