damage control
a department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
any efforts, as by a company, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.
Other words from damage control
- dam·age-con·trol, adjective
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How to use damage control in a sentence
That’s why the review into major fires includes recommendations for how the Navy trains sailors to conduct damage control when their ships are undergoing maintenance, he said.
The Navy released a scathing report about the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard | Jeff Schogol/Task & Purpose | October 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt just seems like everything that’s happening is damage control and crisis management.
Outraged Backers Say Time’s Up Boss Must Resign | Emily Shugerman | August 25, 2021 | The Daily BeastFamily matriarch Kris Jenner attempted to do damage control after the widespread backlash, saying they took every precaution they could, including rapid testing at the door of the party.
Kim Kardashian Denies She Got COVID-19 During Reckless Vacation and Partying. Is That the Whole Truth? | Cheyenne Roundtree | May 28, 2021 | The Daily BeastFacebook is probably going to be doing a lot of damage control as it rolls out, but I don’t have much faith there will be a good solution short-term.
‘Still don’t have an answer’: For some media buyers, unresponsive Facebook ad reps are causing frustration | Kristina Monllos | April 16, 2021 | DigidayGoing into Sunday’s Golden Globes presentation, you already knew the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would be doing damage control.
Embattled Golden Globes scramble for show of diversity | John Paul King | March 2, 2021 | Washington Blade
The NFL scrambled on damage control, initially suspending Rice for two games and then suspending him indefinitely.
Don’t Blame The NFL And Colleges For Mishandling Assault Cases | Emily Shire | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDay by day, the National Football League is transforming into less of a sport and more of a full-time damage control operation.
How Could the NFL Not Know About the Brutal Second Ray Rice Tape? | Robert Silverman | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPaul employed his wife, a deacon in their Bowling Green presbyterian church, for damage control.
“Journalists should not run damage-control operations,” Bragman said.
Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas, called the VA-directed audit “more damage control than solving the problem.”
damage control crews worked steadily for the next seventy-two hours, replacing wiring, welding, and testing.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerDamage-control parties reported themselves on post, in suits, with equipment ready.
The Aliens | Murray Leinster
Other Idioms and Phrases with damage control
Measures to minimize or curtail loss or harm. For example, As soon as they discovered the leak to the press, the senator's office worked night and day on damage control. Used literally since the 1950s, specifically for limiting the effect of an accident on a ship, this term began to be used figuratively in the 1970s.
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