as in to rescue
to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm
Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.
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as in preservation
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as in find
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Recent Examples of salvage
Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Good intentions aren’t necessarily enough to salvage a relationship.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Santiago Tamburini told the Journal Sentinel that the Coast Guard is working with a commercial towing and salvage company to remove the boat, hopefully by the end of the week.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
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Both of those luminaries appear on Akoma, along with a wisp of Björk’s voice salvaged from an unrealized collaboration.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Good intentions aren’t necessarily enough to salvage a relationship.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Because of her volatile cargo, the salvage operation had been slow at first, and nothing had gone wrong.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Santiago Tamburini told the Journal Sentinel that the Coast Guard is working with a commercial towing and salvage company to remove the boat, hopefully by the end of the week.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
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Yonhap news agency said three people had been rescued.Reuters, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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In the 1980 general election, Carter faced Reagan, then 69, who campaigned on a promise to increase military spending and rescue the economy by cutting taxes and decreasing regulation.Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The 1964 Venice Charter calls for the preservation of original work unless absolutely necessary, and Viollet-le-Duc’s original windows have been successfully cleaned and restored since the fire.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The vote on 30 Rock’s two oldest Streamline Moderne marquees came on Dec. 17, after a hearing at which several individuals and preservation groups argued that neon is a historic material that should be preserved.John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Numbers-matching examples in good condition can top $85,000, while concours-quality finds can nudge $150,000 and beyond.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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Another one of my favorite new finds is the Turkish haven of Sumak on Normandy Isles.Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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But sales started slacking during the recessions in the early 2000s and never really recovered, Evans said.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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That number should recover and perhaps offset some of the plummeting on-ice goal share regression that is surely coming over the next few months.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Your employees will lose traction on key priorities, focusing instead on damage control and recovery, instead of new product development.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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All flights grounded Damage to the seaport and airport is likely to hamper aid efforts and economic recovery in a country dependent on agricultural exports and tourism.Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The peyote preserve is a conservation site where the plant is not harvested but propagated and replanted naturally in its habitat without chemicals, said Miriam Volat, executive director of the nonprofit that oversees it.Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Its later addition to the list of endangered species also led to conservation and recovery efforts, the wildlife service said.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Some schools will merge to save money or expand their reach.Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Snap up this pick now and save $100 on PEOPLE readers’ favorite robot vacuum of 2024.Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Brave Search is also heavily focused on privacy protections.David Nield, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Salvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvage. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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