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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Black was surely dispatched to AMC Century City to do some damage control and hopefully spark his own viral moment that could counteract the urge to hurl popcorn.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
And for more on the politics and the efforts at damage control, I'm joined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Boswell sophomore Sydney Durrah was able to play damage control, giving her team a 42-32 lead heading into the final frame with a buzzer-beating three-pointer; senior Camille Williams, the No. 36 ranked senior in the nation by ESPN, made the assist.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
And for more on the politics and the efforts at damage control, I'm joined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Boswell sophomore Sydney Durrah was able to play damage control, giving her team a 42-32 lead heading into the final frame with a buzzer-beating three-pointer; senior Camille Williams, the No. 36 ranked senior in the nation by ESPN, made the assist.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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