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saves

  • plural
    of save.
    save
    verb (used with object)
    to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
  • present tense form
    of save (3rd person singular).
    save
    verb (used with object)
    to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.

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Lots of saves which kept Brighton in it, even the last-ditch save where it hit him in the face.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"It saves probers hours and hours of standing shoulder to shoulder and poking in the snow, and also exposing themselves to secondary avalanche hazards," Ward said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It says it saves nearly $4 million a year by having the trucks drive themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Against the San Diego Padres in the division series, they staged a dramatic ninth-inning comeback against star closer Mason Miller, who had blown three saves all year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

A girl who saves her life by telling a cruel sultan a bunch of stories?

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez