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Now, weeks later, the National Park Service is racing to capture two stray dogs roaming a remote stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina — and the community watching over them believe the animals are running out of time.—Ryan Brennan
april 21, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Ready in 25 minutes No need to watch over a pot of soup for hours with this recipe.—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits.—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 The exciting news was shared by Friends of Big Bear Valley, the organization that watches over the eagle family through a live nest camera.—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 The 38-year-old doctor also spends weeklong stretches in an understaffed ICU, watching over patients as ventilators hum and conversations tip between survival and loss.—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium.—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026 Asawa’s descendants keep close watch over the artist’s legacy.—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 On one small block alone, at least five cameras watch over sidewalks, driveways and front doors.—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026