damage control

Example Sentences

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Whittlesey said he suspects that the combination of flood-control requirements and damage control after the pipe failure is likely costing them tens of thousands of acre-feet of snowmelt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The Navy acknowledged the reports of toilet problems in a statement last month, but cited ship leadership as saying that "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime."

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“Regret without accountability is just damage control – an attempt to move on while the rest of us are expected to sit with the discomfort of our careers being publicly tied to him,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Maybe none of this is really damage control at all.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Her expression said a bit of damage control was in order.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon