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watchdog

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Definition of watchdog

as in patrol

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Recent Examples of watchdog Los Angeles Unified is at high risk of insolvency, California’s fiscal watchdog says, citing declining enrollment, rising staff and labor costs, and growing expenses for special education. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The Russian Health Ministry and Russia's public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor didn't respond to CNBC's request for further information. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Adding to the unusual response, Anna Popova, the head of Russia’s public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, flew to Irkutsk for an emergency meeting after Shipilova’s death, Reuters reported. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Public awareness of many of the uses and abuses of this technology is largely the result of dedicated, time-consuming work by journalists and watchdog groups. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watchdog

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Noun

Two Dominican Republic Navy patrol boats arrived to help offload the people from the sinking vessel, the Coast Guard said.

— David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Four officers from the traffic unit were moved into vacant positions in regular patrol and investigative units, and their former positions in traffic were eliminated.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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The proposal is drawing concern from horseback riders like Simons and hunters, hikers and other outdoor recreationists, as well as tribal groups with treaty rights across the Great Lakes region.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Emma Hussey, an Australian criminologist, has focused her research on pedophile hunters in the US.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunter

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Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
The full occultation was visible across a swath of North America, Western Africa and the Atlantic Ocean, where the moon passed directly between Jupiter and the observer.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Santa Ana Police arrested a woman Thursday who appeared to deliberately run over a 9-month-old puppy in a disturbing surveillance camera video.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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The program finally comes to an end For more than 55 years, at least a handful of these satellites have been flying as silent sentinels—until last month.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
My sentinel, dressed in a sharp black suit, his frigid blue eyes taut with grief.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentinel

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The news was accompanied by a rare photo from 1968, taken during the famous Mad Day Out photoshoot, also featuring Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
The show follows the titular Shaun, who lives on a quiet British farm with his flock and is constantly trying to add excitement to their quaint lifestyles, often causing trouble for their farmer and the sheepdog Bitzer.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

Definition of sheepdog

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And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentry

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This faux fur blanket is a particular favorite in my household — my husband appreciates the mid-weight warmth and plush feel, and our pup loves curling up next to her dad on the soft bubbled surface.

— Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
But your pup might get stressed in the bustling, crowded park.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

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