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Example sentences for: salvaging

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Most of the planters left the islands and depression returned, only partly relieved by “wrecking,” the freelance business of salvaging cargo from the ships forever running aground in the dangerous Bahamian waters.
The executive order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to survey smokers aged 12 through 17, salvaging a provision that was originally in the failed tobacco bill.
All three papers praise Madeleine Albright's shuttle diplomacy: Albright is given credit for salvaging the agreement, which hit a snag on Thursday after Israel refused to release an extra 50 prisoners as part of the deal.
The practice evolved modestly, perhaps even legally, from the salvaging (called “wrecking”) of treasure found on ships grounded on the local reefs.
It exalts states' rights while ignoring the doctrine's ugly racial legacy, and rants against the federal government while conveniently forgetting Washington's role in salvaging the region's economy with military spending and other aid.