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  • present participle of save.
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saving

[say-ving] / ˈseɪ vɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
redeeming
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ADJECTIVE
thrifty
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ADJECTIVE
conditional
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Police said two people—a teacher and a father—heroically intervened to stop a 16-year-old shooter at a Bend, Ore., elementary school, saving others’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The 39-year-old said the rise in the cost of goods has made saving money difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I make $230,000 a year and my wife makes $110,000, and we’ve spent 35 years saving and investing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

It helps that Hinojosa, whose entrance into holding office was being on the Austin school board, has made saving Texas schools the centerpiece of her campaign.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

If they were all saving their money, then sooner or later Daisy’s leg would be fixed up.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Sources at the corporation denied reports in the Sun newspaper the programme would be axed as part of a plan to make savings.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Neither figure establishes the savings on Microsoft’s total bill.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

While the German automaker’s share price continues to reflect a worst-case outcome, with no credit given for any disposals or restructuring savings, Citi believes the company’s management is doing the right things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Speaking earlier this week, Brittin defended the decision, saying the BBC needed to make savings but remained committed to the programme.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

I promised to spend some birthday money on them and to contribute to our Jackson Five concert savings.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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