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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Recent Examples of attrition
The fear of employee attrition shouldn’t deter organizations from investing in development.
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Toyna Chin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Shahidi said the shortages have stemmed in part from attrition among recruits and rules requiring air traffic controllers to retire at age 56.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The quad category began in 2009 and stopped last year due to attrition.
—Sue Mead, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Building on a Strong Culture Perrin-Faivre said the company, which employs close to 100 people, has a low attrition rate.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
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Toyna Chin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Shahidi said the shortages have stemmed in part from attrition among recruits and rules requiring air traffic controllers to retire at age 56.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The quad category began in 2009 and stopped last year due to attrition.
—Sue Mead, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Building on a Strong Culture Perrin-Faivre said the company, which employs close to 100 people, has a low attrition rate.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attrition
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“Attrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attrition. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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