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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 The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, which is leading the search, said rescuers dug through snow on Mount Himlung to find eight bodies in tents at the base camp, where one person remains missing. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Helicopters hovered over Mona Island and nearby areas on Tuesday as rescuers searched for the missing. — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 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 The hiker was revived, fitted with a harness and helped by rescuers to a roadway. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 On Monday morning, Milo reunited with his rescuers, each of whom received a custom smiling Milo shirt. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

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saviors

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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
All year long, they’ve been heatedly debated in online threads where some hail them as rock & roll saviors, and others raise doubts, in the manner of ultra-buzzy acts since time immemorial.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

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