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salvage

[sal-vij] / ˈsæl vɪdʒ /


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Over the past few days, in an attempt to salvage the obviously empty Board of Peace agreement, Kushner traveled to Egypt, along with his fellow board member and former U.K.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

In response, the project posted on social media that it had given its "best efforts to salvage" the partnership.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

By daybreak, residents were returning to their damaged homes to salvage some belongings before they collapsed completely.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He could salvage his reputation following his infamous vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He could, in short, live a little bit.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

"Ares 3 was a failure, but we can salvage something from it. We're funded for five Ares missions. I think we can get Congress to fund a sixth."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

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

For money, Amina makes small, ingeniously designed coal stoves using steel wires that she painstakingly salvages from old car and truck tires she buys.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2022

He salvages the inferior Soviet equipment, milled from marginal steel, clumsily soldered; it’s all so unsystematic.

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

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

A Games which he has backed vocally since Glasgow salvaged it from the wreckage of Victoria's aborted bid.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Since the late 1960s, Saar has transformed washboards, dolls, clocks, family photographs, racist memorabilia and other salvaged materials into emotionally charged assemblages now held in the permanent collections of more than 60 museums.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

During the tournament, thousands of Palestinians gathered in makeshift cafes set up inside tents or built from corrugated metal salvaged from damaged buildings to watch Egypt's matches.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

And that when they do, those few dozen hours, like the salvaged remains of a burned house—the charred clock, the singed photograph, the scorched furniture— must be resurrected from the ruins and examined.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

On Wednesday, firefighters were salvaging what they could from the structure, and the cause of the blaze was under investigation, according to the Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The British king's state visit was officially meant to mark the US-UK alliance in the anniversary year but has ended up being more about salvaging the so-called "special relationship."

From Barron's Apr. 30, 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

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

From Slate Dec. 26, 2025

What I have learned in the past few days has made me feel like there is nothing about this place worth salvaging.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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