are salvaging
- present progressive of salvage.
Example Sentences
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In Houston, some Afghans have been placed in crime-ridden neighborhoods and are living in apartments with dilapidated toilets or black mold in bathrooms, and are salvaging supplies from rubbish heaps or borrowing from neighbors.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
People are selling small goods, like “small treats” they cook in the park, she reported, and they are salvaging materials through the rubble.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2010
