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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Many nonprofits focus on damage control but fail to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to future problems.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Combs’ damage control allegedly stretched back to the days immediately after Ventura filed her lawsuit, prosecutors claim.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Read more: Musk does damage control after Tesla earnings plunge.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
But that nuance was lost on Olbermann, who interpreted the meeting and Maher’s remarks as little more than damage control to maintain his standing within the Warner Bros.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Combs’ damage control allegedly stretched back to the days immediately after Ventura filed her lawsuit, prosecutors claim.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Read more: Musk does damage control after Tesla earnings plunge.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
But that nuance was lost on Olbermann, who interpreted the meeting and Maher’s remarks as little more than damage control to maintain his standing within the Warner Bros.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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