watch·dog
ˈwäch-ˌdȯg 
ˈwȯch-
1
: a dog kept to guard property
2
: one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices
watchdogged; watchdogging; watchdogs
: to act as a watchdog for
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Diego Megia’s hedge fund firm Taula Capital Management has hired the former chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog who resigned following the premature publication of the autumn budget.
—Nishant Kumar, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the intense cold conditions sparked additional fears among watchdog agencies of potential contractor fraud and price gouging from energy companies.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Diego Megia’s hedge fund firm Taula Capital Management has hired the former chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog who resigned following the premature publication of the autumn budget.
—Nishant Kumar, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the intense cold conditions sparked additional fears among watchdog agencies of potential contractor fraud and price gouging from energy companies.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchdog. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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