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salvage

verb as in save, rescue

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Once the fire is out, there will be a salvage operation, followed by an investigation into the cause of the fire and the specific hazardous materials that burned, he said.

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On both occasions, they failed the test and actually needed late equalisers to salvage anything after falling behind.

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Play-off Patrick Mahomes turned up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue to win.

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He got stuck in a DRS train with a bunch of other cars but was able to use his electric start to salvage a point after the worst qualifying session of his career.

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We attempted to figure out what could be washed or cleaned or salvaged.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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