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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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 June 2025
It has been derided as a weak watchdog that rolls over so the IOUs can scratch its belly.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
The Dutch watchdog however placed a series of strict conditions on the Belgian company to make sure the sale does not have negative effects on media pluralism and independent journalism in the Netherlands.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 June 2025
Apart from its enriched uranium stockpile, over the past four years Iran has produced the centrifuges key to enrichment without oversight from the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Noun
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog says Iran could begin enriching uranium again within months following an attack by the U.S. military on three of its facilities earlier in June.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 June 2025
It has been derided as a weak watchdog that rolls over so the IOUs can scratch its belly.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
The Dutch watchdog however placed a series of strict conditions on the Belgian company to make sure the sale does not have negative effects on media pluralism and independent journalism in the Netherlands.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 June 2025
Apart from its enriched uranium stockpile, over the past four years Iran has produced the centrifuges key to enrichment without oversight from the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchdog. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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