attrition
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "attrition"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϘāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ

the gradual reduction or decrease in size, quantity, strength, or effectiveness of something over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Through years of exposure to harsh weather conditions, the attrition of the statue's exterior became evident, as its surface gradually eroded.
āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒā§‹āϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

the gradual wearing down or weakening of an opponent, competitor, or entity through persistent engagement, continuous challenges
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Through aggressive pricing and targeted marketing, the competitor caused attrition in our customer base, resulting in a decline in market share over time.
āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§‹āϚāύāĻž

regret for one's sins driven mainly by fear of divine punishment rather than genuine remorse
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Medieval sermons often focused on inspiring attrition through fear of hell.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϝ⧁āĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āύāϰāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§‹āϚāύāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻšāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āĻĒāϘāĻ°ā§āώ

the gradual erosion or smoothing of surfaces, rocks, or objects caused by continuous rubbing, scraping, or collision, either naturally or artificially
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Glaciers contribute to attrition by grinding stones beneath the ice.
āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāϰāĻĢ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇ āϘāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ-āĻ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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