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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Stringent requirements and high attrition The scarcity of air traffic controllers isn’t due to a lack of applicants.
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Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
This requires analyzing anticipated business obstacles, future attrition, and forecasted skill gaps across the organization.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Other religious groups in the United States have higher rates of attrition: Just 45% of those raised Buddhist, for example, are still Buddhist.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
The biggest threat to customer service capabilities then was attrition, as more of the agency’s workers approached retirement.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
This requires analyzing anticipated business obstacles, future attrition, and forecasted skill gaps across the organization.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Other religious groups in the United States have higher rates of attrition: Just 45% of those raised Buddhist, for example, are still Buddhist.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
The biggest threat to customer service capabilities then was attrition, as more of the agency’s workers approached retirement.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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