damage control
noun
: measures taken to offset or minimize damage to reputation, credibility, or public image caused by a controversial act, remark, or revelation
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It was seemingly aimed at damage control of last season’s staff dysfunction that prompted widespread departures and turnover, pointing the finger somewhere else.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
To do damage control, Lara and classmate Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) agree to fake being in love to disguise her feelings from Josh and make Peter's ex jealous.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Nothing like a little postproduction damage control that calls attention to the moment instead of diverting it.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
The buzz these days is mostly about damage control, about how Arizona gets through this thing without too much getting messed up.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
To do damage control, Lara and classmate Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) agree to fake being in love to disguise her feelings from Josh and make Peter's ex jealous.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Nothing like a little postproduction damage control that calls attention to the moment instead of diverting it.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
The buzz these days is mostly about damage control, about how Arizona gets through this thing without too much getting messed up.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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