damage control
Example Sentences
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"That was just an attempt at damage control," one current employee told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Now, the legal drama continues as Costco attempts to do damage control — even going so far as to ask that one of the lawsuits be dismissed.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Is there any damage control that can be done?
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Deploying botanical damage control, drawings were overlaid with the outlines of luxuriant trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Going into damage control, CBS announced its regret that a few listeners who had heard only parts of the program “mistook fantasy for fact.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
