vigilantes

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An opportune moment to buy stocks and bonds could be nearing if bond vigilantes have their way.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Aurélien Martini of the USM magistrates' union said that citizen vigilantes "risked disrupting genuine police investigations that might already be under way into a suspect".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

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