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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As Puck first reported earlier this week, Netflix is now doing damage control with Prince’s estate, who don’t appear to be fans of the film, or specifically its nine-hour length.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
Glow-up culture may have similar intentions as revenge bod, except it’s not necessarily wielded as any specific form of damage control.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
This goal can be achieved only if leaders on both sides embrace damage control as their first-order objective.
—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
Leading Democrats then viewed the White House and the campaign as being slow to do damage control afterward, taking days to make contact with party leaders to reassure them.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
Glow-up culture may have similar intentions as revenge bod, except it’s not necessarily wielded as any specific form of damage control.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
This goal can be achieved only if leaders on both sides embrace damage control as their first-order objective.
—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
Leading Democrats then viewed the White House and the campaign as being slow to do damage control afterward, taking days to make contact with party leaders to reassure them.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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