Noun

damage control (countable and uncountable, plural damage controls)Category:English lemmas#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English nouns#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English uncountable nouns#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English countable nouns#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English countable nouns#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English multiword terms#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DAMAGECONTROLCategory:Pages with entries#DAMAGE%20CONTROLCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DAMAGE%20CONTROL

1. The limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.
2. (nauticalCategory:en:Nautical#DAMAGECONTROL) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
3. (public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.

   As news of the impending layoffs spread faster, the company finally began damage control.Category:English terms with usage examples#DAMAGECONTROL

   • 2022 October 3, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian‎:

     Across receptions and fringe events at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, MPs welcomed the U-turn but hinted further damage control was needed.

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   • 2023 November 17, Blake Montgomery, “White House condemns Elon Musk’s ‘abhorrent’ antisemitic tweets”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     The platform’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, attempted to do damage control after Musk’s Thursday post, though she did not say his name or reference his tweet.

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