damage control
Example Sentences
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The Navy acknowledged there had been some issues, citing the vessel's leadership as saying "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 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
In the days after OpenAI signed its contract with the Pentagon, the company went into damage control mode.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
A day after federal prosecutors announced that the catastrophic Palisades fire was caused by the rekindling of a smaller arson fire days earlier, Los Angeles city officials were in damage control mode.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
He dug out his iPad to do some damage control.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
