avenger
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In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
In “One of Us,” Elizabeth Day’s shrewd novel of political ambition and personal retribution, the unlikely avenger is a diffident British art historian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
A pair of abuelas named Dina and Mita go into avenger mode when a young guy grabs the last bag of Dinamita chips.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
Constructed out of Japan’s postwar atomic-bomb trauma, the King of the Monsters has proven a remarkably malleable character, playing environmental protector or atomic avenger with equal aplomb.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023
By being close to the avenger, he made it difficult for him to swing the sword.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
It’s training the next generation of crime avengers and crusaders to make America and the world a safer place!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
The Black Panther Party co-founder was feared and hated by many Americans, and party members were dismissed as racist, gun-toting militants — Black avengers who believed violence was as American as cherry pie.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
And her protagonist Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, would be the scariest of all avengers: A real woman.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
After years watching glowering avengers trudge through the muck, their rippling shoulders buckling under the weight of the world, superheroes have a spring in their step again.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2019
It was such a thrill to be one of the archangels, the avengers, the chosen few.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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