vigilante
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In a vacuum, Bronson’s “Death Wish” vigilante was just as unlikeable.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Plenty of people here sympathize with the mystery vigilante.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The army said the children and staff were rescued following "carefully planned and executed" operations alongside intelligence agencies, police and local vigilante groups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sarnoski, in turn, saw Jackman’s versatility, able to span an action character like Wolverine, a violent vigilante in “Prisoners” and even a Neil Diamond impersonator in “Song Sung Blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the Hyde Park and Englewood districts, men organized vigilante groups and sent word to Chief of Police Glenman offering aid.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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His arrest followed a sting by civilian vigilantes that was posted online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
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
But so-called bond vigilantes may force him to change his tune.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 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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