vigilantes
Example Sentences
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In response, on May 15, 1850, armed vigilantes and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One of the vigilantes meets us outside his group's headquarters, a single-storey concrete building, and agrees to speak on the condition of anonymity during our visit in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I think 4% to 5% is normal, and I will worry about a debt crisis when the bond vigilantes worry about it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
This is not to minimize deficit and debt considerations; profligate fiscal policies always run the risk of upsetting the bond vigilantes, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If Booth was captured, the army would have to protect him from Lincoln’s avengers—rampaging mobs of vigilantes who might storm the Old Capitol Prison—if they discovered Booth was jailed there.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
