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vigilante

[vij-uh-lan-tee] / ˌvɪdʒ əˈlæn ti /




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America’s most-loved fictional titans, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne, have bottomless wealth to fund their vigilante adventures, making them especially mesmerizing to an audience raised on rags-to-riches fables.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The first time he decided to trash one of the cameras, a self-styled vigilante wearing all black and known as Nomark says he was "super nervous."

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Equipped with super glue and expanding foam, the mystery vigilante has defaced dozens of newly installed parking meters across North Berwick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The army said the month-long rescue operation involved the military, police, intelligence agencies and local vigilante groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Say, Hello! Immie wants to grow up to be a vigilante, rather than a captain of industry. See how it goes.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Besides, though the presence of armed vigilantes helped many in town feel safer, the fact remained that much of Michoacán was still lawless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The authorities say the new vigilantes are better trained, but Samuel, from Good Governance Africa, calls them a "time bomb waiting to happen".

From BBC ● 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

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

Yes, some of us were born to be punctuation vigilantes.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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