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savior

[seyv-yer] / ˈseɪv jər /


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Not terribly long ago, Cleveland mortgaged its future believing that Watson was its savior.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

“Yes, our pigtailed savior may make a comeback,” Mr-Night-Owl wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“I didn’t hold some big press conference and hop up on a white horse and declare myself Joan of Arc and the savior of all things Los Angeles,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

They wanted to allow time for me to fall on my face and show that the former prisoner hailed as a savior was a highly fallible man who had lost touch with the present situation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

“We’ve gone from training and assisting the saviors of humankind to playing nursemaid? No thank you.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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