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[sayv] / seɪv /




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Was lucky to get away with a poor save early on, thanks to offside flag.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

When Stewart joined the Trek universe, he was largely unknown to Americans – save for the eagle-eyed nerds who recognized him, perhaps, from John Boorman’s “Excalibur” or David Lynch’s “Dune.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the Bronx, Pastor James Wilson spent years trying to save First Union Baptist Church, whose historic building on the Grand Concourse was falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

New drinks and coffee-shop makeovers have helped Starbucks attract consumers, but perhaps not enough to save the company from falling sales in its new fiscal year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“One plain, one sugar. Just as ordered. Don’t wait for your darling friend, though—just save her a bite. She’s going to need a bit more time.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He pulled off superb saves to deny Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Bruno Guimaraes and was left hoarse in the aftermath of a stunning victory at a windy Highbury.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

He tied for the major-league lead with 41 saves in 2026 and hasn’t blown one since May 13, a stretch of 35 consecutive conversions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Bryan Baker tied for the major-league lead with 41 saves in 2026 after discovering a new changeup grip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"I cannot stress enough: every foster carer we recruit not only makes a massive difference to a young person's life, but also actually saves a considerable amount of money," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We work so hard to get rid of them when sometimes they’re the very thing that saves us.”

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

“We saved the lake from destruction,” Bartshé Miller, policy director for the Mono Lake Committee, told me by phone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the shootout, Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimaraes' spot kick before Conor Haughey scored the winning penalty to spark scenes of ecstasy on the pitch and in the stands.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Restructuring and cost-saving actions by HSBC, which include selling off a series of business units this year, have saved the bank $1.4 billion since 2025, it said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Rocket has already made VantageScore its preferred score, claiming it tested VantageScore’s effect on applications and found that borrowers who saved with it averaged $1,600 in savings at closing.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Grandma said, “I know that your mother and father have been saving their money, hoping to send Daisy to the hospital. Do you know if they’ve saved any?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

In the past mending was primarily about saving money, by wearing clothes for longer, rather than buying new.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

He uses his earnings from work to cover his car expenses, which are about $1,000 per month, as well as some food, and is saving the rest.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

But the saving will come after the projected big rise in bills in January.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Visionaries like Jeff Bezos built their fortunes doing exactly that, saving Americans billions of dollars and billions of hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Finally, Caterpillar was going to do something for herself, instead of saving the day for someone else.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn


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