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save

[seyv] / seɪv /




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Two reliable campaigners, goalkeeper Alisson and centre-back Van Dijk, were superb, with Alisson making a great first-half save to deny Evanilson.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Or it might be the thing that gets a couple through a no-takeout month while they save for their wedding without making every Wednesday night feel like financial punishment.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

In the late 2010s, he went through a hard divorce, lost the little he had managed to save, and found himself living in his car.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

Marshall: Made interception in end zone on two-point conversion attempt to save one-point win over Marquez.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Maybe I couldn't exactly save her life, but… my mouth suddenly went dry.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Senne Lammens: Key first-half saves to keep Manchester United level and came out bravely at Iwobi's feet to prevent another Fulham chance.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Killing the penny saves about $56 million a year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

In doing so, it saves cats and sets them on a path to a loving home.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Plus, how ER design saves lives, why Apple’s new CEO must innovate, and the new building techniques behind the data-center boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

She’s tricked and almost eaten, until a woodsman saves her.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

“Your body’s saved from getting a beating, and you’re out of the elements,” Gonzales, 43, said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The athletes had arrived on a red carpet in north London but Hodgkinson saved her starring moment for the main event.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

After 35 years in the corporate grind, we’ll have substantial retirement savings; we’ve always saved carefully; and we have no debt or mortgage.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Because propellant is the spacecraft's main consumable resource, every kilogram saved during its journey can potentially translate into additional years of scientific observations.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

It was the casapasaran that saved her life.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Gen Z appears to be marrying later and spending their money differently than previous generations, saving more for things like travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Central banks tend to increase rates when inflation is high to discourage spending and encourage saving, in the hope this will reduce the pace of price rises.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

But so far — between rent, student loans, utility bills, groceries and saving for emergencies — she and her partner haven’t been able to put enough money away for a down payment.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Jack managed to hold on to the Mirror as he fell, narrowly saving it from further damage by hitting the cracked and broken ground.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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