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attrition

[uh-trish-uhn] / əˈtrɪʃ ən /




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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

"Abiy seems to view this as a war of attrition for now, and because he can use drones essentially unopposed, he can keep it going for a lot longer."

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Researchers additionally performed sensitivity analyses to assess attrition bias.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

The decline was driven by a commercial fee-based customer transition and some membership attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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




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