attrition
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The decrease is attributable to attrition, he adds, noting the company will continue to drive that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The shift toward infrastructure targets risks turning the conflict into a war of economic attrition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Yet the definitions that ultimately appeared in print did not always reflect the system Godlove had carefully devised; staff attrition, lost revisions and production pressures disrupted years of meticulous work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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
He’d had good experiences with almost all of them, though in his business there was an above-average rate of attrition and turnover.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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