attrition
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Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the conflict has settled into a grinding war of attrition, with both sides deeply dug in.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
“For example, in the periods immediately following our past restructurings, we experienced higher rates of voluntary employee attrition and declines in reported employee job satisfaction,” the company stated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
But that gap was counterbalanced, according to the data, by the fact that the department lost 204 more sworn employees to attrition under Villanueva than it did under Luna over the same periods.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Intelligence and military officials gave presentations about the economic, energy, military and manpower elements of the war of attrition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The unofficial word is that it was the result of employee attrition.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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