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dam·age con·trol

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. damage controlnoun

    an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss

Wiktionary

  1. damage controlnoun

    A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.

  2. damage controlnoun

    Any efforts, as by a company, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.

Wikipedia

  1. Damage control

    In navies and the maritime industry, damage control is the emergency control of situations that may cause the sinking of a watercraft.

ChatGPT

  1. damage control

    Damage control refers to the measures or actions taken to prevent, mitigate, or manage a situation that has resulted in harm or negative consequences. It can also mean the efforts made to limit the harmful impact of a mistake, mishap, or unfavorable situation on a person's, group's, or organization's reputation, performance, or relationships. It can be applied in various fields like politics, business, public relations, or military operations.

Wikidata

  1. Damage Control

    Damage Control is a fictional construction company appearing in Marvel Comics, which specializes in repairing the property damage caused by conflicts between superheroes and supervillains. Four Damage Control limited series have been published to date.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of damage control in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of damage control in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of damage control in a Sentence

  1. Adam Preset:

    All video vendors ultimately have security issues they need to resolve, short term fixes without the right motivation can be just damage control. There's really no rest if a vendor wants to retain its customer's trust and preserve its own reputation.

  2. Benjamin Cavender:

    Even if Richard Liu's not there as a figurehead and not present in the press, Richard Liu's still likely going to be fairly involved in the business, i can't imagine Benjamin Cavender being wired to step away, I think this is damage control.

  3. Jennifer Marshall:

    My rank was E-5, or Second Class Petty Officer. During my five years of service, I worked on the tarmac, in aviation logistics, was on the ship's security defense team and the repair locker fire team( firefighting and damage control). Definitely a variety of jobs and experiences, which I am thankful for.

  4. Bill Owens:

    I have been here five different times in four or five months, so it was not damage control.


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