attrition

Example Sentences

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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

“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

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