as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
in tough times people learn how to economize
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So far, the Oakland Zoo has saved 33 mountain lions, part of a broader shift among accredited zoos toward rescue and rehabilitation over traditional exhibitions.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Zar took issue with those findings, saying access to water often made the difference for homes that were saved and those that were lost.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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He did get spared a blown save by Jo Adell robbing his third home run of the game on April 4.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Angelica Pacheco, a former Hialeah city councilwoman, was spared a prison term on Thursday after pleading guilty to falsifying information on her addiction treatment center’s emergency loan application to the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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As part of conservation efforts in the 1980s and 90s, more than 800 otters were released in Missouri and waterways were conserved.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some myosin classes, such as I and II, are widely conserved across many organisms, whereas others are more specialized and restricted to particular lineages—for example, certain classes are found mainly in animals and others in plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Economized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economized. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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