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rescuers

noun

plural of rescuer

as in saviors

one that saves from danger or destruction rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child

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Recent Examples of rescuers Then on Wednesday morning, Luna reunited with her owners thanks to the efforts of local rescuers, tourists and park employees, capping a survival tale that required avoiding bears and coyotes while locating enough sustenance and shelter. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The woman had pulled herself back up the creek bank by the time rescuers arrived, and she was escorted her back to her car, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Previous attempts to retrieve bodies at such high altitudes have been called off because of the risk of death to the rescuers. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Earlier, Davut Gul, the governor of Istanbul, said rescuers had made contact with a 6-year-old trapped in the rubble. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The rescuers needed to construct something that functioned like a four-hundred-foot crane. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The mystery of how the serpent ended up flying through the sky and straight onto a family’s outdoor morning tea was revealed when Wildlife SOS rescuers were called to the scene. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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saviors

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Communism was, of course, a quasi-religion in its own right, and Seghers saw the need for saviors and martyrs.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Draft picks and prospects have been sent away for a full decade, and there are no saviours walking the streets of Bakersfield (home of the AHL Condors, Edmonton’s top farm team) and waiting for a recall.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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