as in erosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
took the machinery out of operation since attrition had led to the main mechanism's breaking
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While Western assistance has been crucial to Ukraine’s survival, restrictions on the range and use of weapons have led to an infantry-centric war of attrition that has severely strained Ukrainian forces and offered no clear route to victory.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Compared to five years ago, women experience more microaggressions leading to burnout, mental health issues and attrition.
—Laura Singel Scott, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Read: Inside the collapse at the NIH The level of attrition happening in the health agencies right now is unprecedented, Max Stier, the head of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan group that aims to strengthen the federal bureaucracy, told me.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
These include burnout, compensation gaps, pay inequalities, employee attrition, and limited opportunities for in-company career growth and development.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Compared to five years ago, women experience more microaggressions leading to burnout, mental health issues and attrition.
—Laura Singel Scott, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Read: Inside the collapse at the NIH The level of attrition happening in the health agencies right now is unprecedented, Max Stier, the head of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan group that aims to strengthen the federal bureaucracy, told me.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
These include burnout, compensation gaps, pay inequalities, employee attrition, and limited opportunities for in-company career growth and development.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Attrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attrition. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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