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Salvage

Definition

(formal) To save something from a difficult or dangerous situation, or to rescue something useful from a wreck or a place that has been damaged. Typically collocates with 'what can be', 'as much as possible', 'the wreckage', 'the remains'.

Example Sentences

1The salvage team worked tirelessly to rescue what they could from the wreckage of the plane crash.
2Does the economic benefit of salvage operations outweigh the environmental costs of disturbing a shipwreck site?
3The company's financial situation was so dire that the board of directors was forced to salvage what they could from the failed merger.
4In the aftermath of the hurricane, residents were allowed to salvage belongings from their flooded homes under the supervision of local authorities.
5There is a growing recognition among environmentalists that salvage logging can be a more sustainable forestry practice than clear-cutting in certain ecosystems.

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