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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Experts question whether the administration’s de-escalation signals genuine policy shift or tactical damage control after widespread public outrage.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
This is a president who views a 2% daily drop as a personal crisis requiring immediate damage control.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verizon, which has styled itself as America's best and most reliable network, has been in damage control mode.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
This is a president who views a 2% daily drop as a personal crisis requiring immediate damage control.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verizon, which has styled itself as America's best and most reliable network, has been in damage control mode.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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