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savior

[sayv-yer] / ˈseɪv jər /


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The Microsoft mogul rode into the NBA in 2014 as an energetic savior, paying a then-spectacular $2 billion for a sidekick franchise with a dumpy rep and a toxic owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

With the decline of logging and cannabis as livelihoods, they see income from tourists attracted by ultramarathons, mushroom foraging and other outdoor activities as a financial savior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

There’s a second theory that might point to A.I. as our savior, though.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

We could be the go-getter, the people pleaser, the co-dependent one, or even the savior.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

There would never be a savior who could rescue her from whatever had made her do it.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

They flirted with free agent saviors like LeBron James and got ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

But then: videos of dogs being rescued and forever grateful to their saviors.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift became AMC Entertainment’s jumpsuit-clad saviors last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

The standard superhero narrative is failing because people no longer trust in saviors.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023

It was like some land of prison-work farm for our liberal, white, vegetarian do-gooders and conservative, white missionary saviors.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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