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Recent Examples of watchdog
Readers also learn how Aunt Lydia came to be a stern Gilead watchdog, rounded up from her past career as a judge and given an ultimatum.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The Campaign Against Antisemitism, a British antisemitism watchdog, took aim at the festival’s statement announcing the cancellation.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Roseville watchdog reporter Nicole Buss highly recommends dining at the Old Town restaurant.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
ProPublica reviewed an audio recording of the event obtained by the nonpartisan watchdog group Documented.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The Campaign Against Antisemitism, a British antisemitism watchdog, took aim at the festival’s statement announcing the cancellation.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Roseville watchdog reporter Nicole Buss highly recommends dining at the Old Town restaurant.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
ProPublica reviewed an audio recording of the event obtained by the nonpartisan watchdog group Documented.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
Noun
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Multiple patrol units surrounded the home as officers taped off the area and began canvassing the neighborhood.—
Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the case in Alabama, a driver was trying to elude the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's highway patrol on a rural road in southeast Alabama's Pike County when the crash occurred late Friday night, agency spokeswoman Amanda Wasden said in an email Sunday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Of course, every good hunter has his faithful hunting dogs, and Orion’s best friends were his big dog, Canis Major, and his little dog, Canis Minor, which are Latin for big and little dog respectively.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kock maintains the presence of these smart hunters has chased the once dominant great whites further along the coast and insists that overall, the population of great whites in South African waters is stable.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some observers are uneasy that his proposals lack specifics.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some observers suggest that seekers aren’t chasing hollow shortcuts online.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Veterinary specialists immediately got to work after the 2-month-old puppy was brought to the animal center on March 9, when it was found somewhere in Sierra Madre, according to a social media post.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The overarching narrative is that New York is now doggier than ever, a product of the pandemic puppy boom, or gentrification, or declining (human) birth rates, or the suburbanization of the city.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Precedent for this idea comes from Poland, where many cities already use freshwater mussels as living sentinels of water quality, wired with sensors that register when the animals clamp their shells shut in response to pollutants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Mar. 2026
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, all eight dogs — which included a labradoodle, mini dachshund, mountain dog, Aussie mix, sheepdog, lab mix and two huskies — were all found safe.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The golden retriever and Labrador retrievers, popular pets who have never won Best in Show, were fan favorites, as were a Sussex spaniel named Goober and one of the Best in Show competitors, an Old English sheepdog named Graham.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Police said officers remained at the school as a precaution and said there was no need for parents or guardians to respond before dismissal.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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While the breed’s protective instincts are part of its history as a working guardian dog, Fallon says that same quality can also feel empowering in her everyday life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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