salvaging

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But testing this theory would involve salvaging the submarine's wreckage, a multimillion-dollar operation, according to plaintiffs.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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

That included salvaging an oil alliance known as OPEC+, and the so-called Abraham Accords to normalize Israeli-Arab relations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

“There’s a rich and vast tradition of reappropriating ugly things and taking them back and making them beautiful again and salvaging things from the dumpster,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 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