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[sayv-yer] / ˈseɪv jər /


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After all, AI will either become the savior of humanity or make humans obsolete, depending on what day of the week it is.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

No one seemed to enjoy having a team more than Ballmer, the former Microsoft boss who was hailed as a savior when he rescued the Donald Sterling-toxified franchise in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

On Tuesday, their potential savior emerged: Kroenke, a man who already owned franchises worth tens of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

“So now you’re the savior of the Scholars, after spending years creating the weapons that have destroyed us?”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Yet a fascinating element of “Godzilla Minus Zero” — as well as director Hideaki Anno’s 2016 “Shin Godzilla” — is how they make a point of featuring saviors who are adamantly dull.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

“Now fight me! For today the House of Hades will be called the saviors of Olympus.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan


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