vigilantes

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Fisk’s authoritarian tactics and campaign targeting vigilantes pushes Daredevil underground to try to assemble allies in order to bring the Kingpin down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

And Thompson’s red line happens to align perfectly not only with what companies like Pangram can now measure and sell, but also with what vigilantes can police on social media.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Surprised by this unusual cobbling together of Hindu and Muslim names, the vigilantes left.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The bond vigilantes, as first coined by Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni, sniff out government largess, corporate profligacy, geopolitical tremors, and inflation risks long before other financial assets and respond in kind.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

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