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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Brown said the law firm wasn’t being brought in for damage control.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The school has since been on damage control after a social media post by Libs of TikTok describing Blasek's encounter went viral, receiving as much as 8.4 million views since March 8.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The school has since been on damage control after a social media post by Libs of TikTok describing Blasek's encounter went viral, receiving as much as 8.4 million views since March 8.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Damage control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damage%20control. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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