attrition

"The reduction in workforce will come from natural attrition as temporary and contract roles roll off over the next few years," a DBS spokesperson told the BBC.

The argument for more of the same is that Russia, weakened by sanctions and drained of manpower as its generals squander their men's lives, will eventually lose a war of attrition.

Whereas previous Scottish victories had been upsets built on defiance and prevailing in wars of attrition, on that day Townsend's side blew England away with a scintillating display of attacking rugby.

The department’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 projects the loss of 150 cops due to recruiting shortfalls and attrition.

"It probably geared me up in terms of attrition and challenge" he explains.