save for
idiom
: not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)
The park was deserted save for a few joggers.
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The Saver’s Match replaces a current non-refundable tax credit for low- and moderate-income workers who save for retirement in a workplace plan or IRA.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
In what appears to be a vanity endeavor, Bryan Ferriter wrote, produced, directed, and stars in this 2022 version of the novel that brings nothing new to the material save for a heavy dose of camp.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The team’s full squad reported in one piece Sunday, save for a handful of pitchers who will be slow-played over the next five weeks, and will now proceed into the first season of the Schumaker Era and their third removed from the World Series Era.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
But in 2026, that dream may be out of reach, with recent studies suggesting that the average middle-class worker would need to save for 52 years to be classified as wealthy.
—Alexa Beck, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
In what appears to be a vanity endeavor, Bryan Ferriter wrote, produced, directed, and stars in this 2022 version of the novel that brings nothing new to the material save for a heavy dose of camp.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The team’s full squad reported in one piece Sunday, save for a handful of pitchers who will be slow-played over the next five weeks, and will now proceed into the first season of the Schumaker Era and their third removed from the World Series Era.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
But in 2026, that dream may be out of reach, with recent studies suggesting that the average middle-class worker would need to save for 52 years to be classified as wealthy.
—Alexa Beck, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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