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salvage

[sal-vij] / ˈsæl vɪdʒ /


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Their experiments showed that MDS stem cells depend strongly on the NAD salvage pathway, a recycling process that helps cells maintain their supply of NAD.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

She did not want to go to a shelter as she worked to clean up and salvage her belongings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Aware of the damage that Thomas could inflict on her young career, Hill was determined to do what she could to salvage an extraordinary legal opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

How Anna Wintour’s quest to salvage John Galliano’s legacy was thwarted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Thoroughly worried, I went back to my desk hoping that some gimmick might emerge to salvage the like-with-like idea.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

“Destitute of all comfort and company,” he salvages what he can from the wreckage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

The Bay Area’s White Pony Express salvages tons of food that would otherwise go to waste and uses it to feed the needy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

Baltimore’s Recreation and Parks Department salvages wood from city trees and redirects it to Camp Small, a city-run processing facility, where it’s used in city construction or sold to residents.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

Holland eventually chooses to use his power for Good, and not for Evil, and in doing so salvages the sacrosanct purity and moral reputation of Marvel superheroes.

From Salon ● May 5, 2022

He charms the druggist’s wife into giving him a broken earphone; he salvages a solenoid from a discarded doorbell, solders it to a resistor, and makes a loudspeaker.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

They salvaged a point, or three, on other days, but they were on the wrong side of the ledger on so many occasions.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

In “Scattered Steel” these authors track the metal salvaged from the approximately 1.8 million tons of wreckage at Ground Zero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The good news is that when new ownership takes over of organizations, companies and properties, they can often be salvaged.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

At the time, campaigns were a sideline for Reilly, who supported himself selling doodads and other salvaged wares in a movable flea market he operated on Fisherman’s Wharf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

“When my great- uncle sold the house, after the war, he traveled back to Saint-Malo, and he salvaged the one remaining recording of my grandfather. It was about the moon.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for salvaging the limb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

Realistically, they need victories in at least four of their final five matches to have any chance of salvaging a place in Friday's last four - and they began that quest well.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to address European leaders on Saturday as they try to step up their autonomy in defence while salvaging transatlantic ties badly strained under President Donald Trump.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: I think anyone who cares about salvaging American democracy needs to be asking those exact questions.

From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025

“I can’t think about this right now. After seeing the house again, salvaging pretty much nothing...We don’t even know what we’re eating for dinner.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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