neighborhood watch
noun
: an organization of neighbors who pay special attention to each other's houses in order to prevent crime
—often used before another noun
a neighborhood watch group/program
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The Obama Foundation has not yet announced the names of guests performers at the ceremony, but it will be streamed at a neighborhood watch party at the Midway Plaisance and online.
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Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
He was thought of as the mosque’s neighborhood watch.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Since becoming chief in Miami Springs, Castillo has overseen initiatives including a citywide neighborhood watch program and expanded traffic enforcement efforts.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
For some, routine activities have taken on a new purpose, with neighbors turning nightly dog walks into informal neighborhood watch patrols.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Because of this, their usual nightly troupe of dog walkers turned into a neighborhood watch party.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2012, George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
In this supernatural thriller, you’re transported back to the 1980’s and 90’s of Charleston, South Carolina, where a book club turns into a neighborhood watch as a newcomer to the city might be a blood-sucking demon.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent months, neighborhood watch groups adopted warning systems similar to those used in other cities targeted by immigration enforcement, relying on whistles and car horns to alert others.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
He was thought of as the mosque’s neighborhood watch.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Since becoming chief in Miami Springs, Castillo has overseen initiatives including a citywide neighborhood watch program and expanded traffic enforcement efforts.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
For some, routine activities have taken on a new purpose, with neighbors turning nightly dog walks into informal neighborhood watch patrols.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Because of this, their usual nightly troupe of dog walkers turned into a neighborhood watch party.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2012, George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
In this supernatural thriller, you’re transported back to the 1980’s and 90’s of Charleston, South Carolina, where a book club turns into a neighborhood watch as a newcomer to the city might be a blood-sucking demon.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent months, neighborhood watch groups adopted warning systems similar to those used in other cities targeted by immigration enforcement, relying on whistles and car horns to alert others.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Neighborhood watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighborhood%20watch. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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