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Guardian Angels

British  

plural noun

  1. vigilante volunteers who patrol the underground railway in New York, London, and elsewhere, wearing red berets, to deter violent crime

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He waded through the crowd in a knot of security guys, several wearing the iconic red berets of Sliwa’s vigilante organization, the Guardian Angels.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025

Sliwa -- once a night manager of a McDonald's restaurant in New York -- made his name with the Guardian Angels subway patrol group, which still sees him routinely sport a red beret.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

Sliwa is the founder of the Guardian Angels, a crime-fighting organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

As the founder of the Guardian Angels, a New York City organization devoted to crime prevention, he seized the opportunity to connect with voters.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

Like most schools, Guardian Angels had an annual field day.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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