Save
Save verb - To free from the penalties or consequences of sin.
Wipe out
Wipe out verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings
Both terms in one sentence
- The end of Slayers NEXT, when Lina chooses to cast a spell that can potentially wipe out the entire universe just to save Gourry.
Source: Always Save the Girl - He is also The Caligula who tries to wipe out all of his family save his sisters, whom he wants as mistresses.
Source: Fanfic / Corruption At Nightfall - An episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles revolved around them having to save a woman who will be naturally immune to a disease Skynet engineers to wipe out the Resistance.
Source: The Immune
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