salvaged

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Stand-in captain Charlie Dean and 18-year-old debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman salvaged a tense one-wicket victory from an underwhelming overall performance to ensure England's summer began with a win in the first-one day international against New Zealand.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Even still, the Trojans might have salvaged their tournament hopes if they found something down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

However the data was salvaged, the fact remains: Google and other security-camera makers such as Arlo and Ring have access to your videos—sometimes after you don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

At Selah, he made a point of showing visitors that his fences were made of old telephone poles, salvaged cable and eye bolts bought secondhand in bulk for 5 cents a pound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Out of sticks, palm fronds, salvaged shoes, glittery jewelry, two suitcase wheels, and evening gown scraps, Taylor had built a found- object beauty queen sculpture upon which she placed a scrawled sign for a sash.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray