salvage reputation

  • 1reputation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enviable, excellent, fine, good, great, high, impeccable ▪ She has built up an enviable reputation as a writer …

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  • 2salvage — [[t]sæ̱lvɪʤ[/t]] salvages, salvaging, salvaged 1) VERB: usu passive If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged. [be V ed] The team s first task was to… …

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  • 3salvage — sal|vage1 [ˈsælvıdʒ] v [T] 1.) to save something from an accident or bad situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost ▪ Divers hope to salvage some of the ship s cargo. salvage sth from sth ▪ They managed to… …

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  • 4salvage — 1 verb (T) 1 to save something from a situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost: salvage sth from: We managed to salvage a few photo albums from the fire. 2 to do something to make sure that you do not fail… …

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  • 5salvage — 1. verb 1) an attempt to salvage the vessel Syn: rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim 2) he tried to salvage his reputation Syn: retain, preserve, conserve; regain, recoup …

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  • 6salvage — / sælvɪdʒ/ noun 1. the work of saving a ship or a cargo from being destroyed 2. goods saved from a wrecked ship, from a fire or from some other accident ● a sale of flood salvage items (NOTE: no plural) ■ verb 1. to save goods or a ship from… …

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  • 7salvage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Salvage is used before these nouns: ↑operation, ↑yard {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Salvage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pride, ↑reputation, ↑situation, ↑wreck …

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  • 82008 Chinese milk scandal — For timeline of events in the contamination, see Timeline of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. Stripped shelves in a supermarket in China as a result of the contamination (September 2008) The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a food safety incident in… …

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  • 9Merritt-Chapman & Scott — Type Private Industry Civil Engineering, Marine Engineering, Marine Construction, Salvage Founded ca. 1860 Headquarters …

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  • 10Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …

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