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[sayv-yer] / ˈseɪv jər /


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Young Pavi and her twin sister, Nisha, live in a world that no longer sees the Avatar as humanity’s savior after it was devastated by a calamity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

When Steve Cohen hired David Stearns to lead the New York Mets’ front office in 2023 after a multiyear pursuit, he was sure he had just landed a savior for his beleaguered baseball team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Voters, especially liberal and black voters, viewed Washington as a kind of golden savior, a symbol, the man who could change everything.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In the short term, the NBA’s worst teams—whether they mean to be or not—have one last batch of potential saviors awaiting them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

Be suspicious of saviors, it says, and of those who offer to save you from the saviors.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

To workers, Eugene Debs and Samuel Gompers came increasingly to seem like saviors, Chicago’s merchant princes like devils.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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