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

But with the Fed easing, don’t expect bond-market vigilantes to punish budget deficits or markets to crash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 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