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To us, the house salad that got passed around at the beginning of every meal was perfect, save for one ingredient: the plump, black olives.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Even though it’s decades away for most new grads, it’s never too early to save for retirement.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

By 90 minutes, Hearts had scored twice without reply and Rangers, save for a late header off the bar by Thelo Aasgaard, never looked like recovering.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Even though the world doesn’t always work like that, if we didn’t expect that it usually will, how could we trust anyone or save for the future?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

They entered a particularly long hallway, silent save for their footsteps.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas