attritional
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In a third-quarter that made you rub your eyes in disbelief, Scotland were adventurous and attritional; lethal in scoring tries and savage in the collision areas.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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 most likely is a fifth year of grinding attritional warfare, while talks go round in circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
While both Sinner and Alcaraz breezed into the final, the championship game was an attritional affair, with each player rock-solid on serve until an enthralling tie-break at the end of the first set.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
The attritional effect of repeated raids may be very great.
From Sound Military Decision by Edward C. (Edward Clifford) Kalbfus
