attrition

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The country aims to reverse military attrition, recruiting 2,500 personnel in the coming years, while upgrading aging bases and equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

“For the last 30 years, we’ve been having zero losses in combat. Now, attrition with these high-end weapons systems, whether friendly-fire or enemy-fire, shows us we need more aircraft.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"We're already seeing a significant drop in applications for nursing degree programmes – over 30% reduction compared to five years ago. We've seen attrition rates from nursing programmes which we've never seen before," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Like Verdun, the Somme quickly became a war of attrition in which each side tried to wear down the other.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman