salvaging

• There would be nothing worth salvaging, for the destruction was nearly total. —  Mary Jo Putney - The Rake.htm
• How's that Doc Savage did not hear how it struck the other man, because the two left the forecastle--So there was a sunken steamer, a cargo to be salvaged, the two men were divers, and the schooner was to be used for the salvaging--Doc frowned, irritated by the intrusion of what struck him as a very simple explanation for things happening. —  162 - Three Times a Corpse
• Think of the future salvaging (and here I'm referring to pre-collapse / not-yet-the-apocalypse theft) along those lines. —  bison survival blog
• Job prospects are not good - salvaging rubbish, selling sex. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
• Throughout the remodel, she remained as true as possible to the home's era and integrity by salvaging many of the original features, and she added her own artist's touch by replacing some unusable flooring with rainbow-colored tile.

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