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face-saving

adjective

  1. maintaining dignity or prestige
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As Trump continued spreading false fraud claims and filing legal challenges, Pence reportedly suggested on 12 November a 鈥渇ace-saving option鈥: "Don鈥檛 concede but recognize the process is over."

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At a 鈥減rivate lunch on November 12鈥.Pence reiterated a face-saving option for the defendant: 鈥渄on鈥檛 concede but recognize the process is over.鈥

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For instance, in the film, Prince Andrew is told Covid is to be used as a face-saving excuse for him not to be at the late Queen鈥檚 Platinum Jubilee.

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So instead they spin a face-saving story about how they're sure he's got an ace up his sleeve and the stock will bounce back.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 a way that you can give food to the people in your neighborhood and give it freely and equally and, well, it鈥檚 a face-saving measure.鈥

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