vigilante
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In a vacuum, Bronson’s “Death Wish” vigilante was just as unlikeable.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the meantime communities are still suffering and in Zamfara thousands of residents have joined government-backed vigilante groups to fill the gaps in security.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
With the state report complete, and vigilante sabotage ruled out, Mulholland retook the inquest stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Plenty of people here sympathize with the mystery vigilante.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“That’s what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the weak, protecting the endangered.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
An hour before polls closed in Serbia, masked and hooded vigilantes took up position in central Belgrade.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
His arrest followed a sting by civilian vigilantes that was posted online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
So even though the so-called bond vigilantes may have taken a brief break from selling bonds, they probably haven’t gone away for good.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
And while I am very much in favour of forming an army of well- informed punctuation vigilantes, I can foresee problems getting everyone to pull in the same direc-tion.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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