salvage
Example Sentences
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State and Treasury Departments readied a sanctions package against senior Rwandan and M23 officials, in a bid to salvage the peace agreement.
If they are knocked out by Jose Mourinho's Benfica on Wednesday, a result that would trigger a fresh crisis, Madrid might be tempted to push their striker to play to salvage their season.
From Barron's
“We think there is a great opportunity to salvage what is still one of the largest e-commerce platforms on the planet,” Sebastian wrote.
From MarketWatch
The Scottish quartet need to win their final three games and hope for favours elsewhere if they are to salvage a place in the medal matches.
From BBC
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.