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Recent Examples of watchdog
Late last month, Iran’s parliament approved a bill on suspending cooperation with the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Support networks and neighborhood watchdog groups are blooming across the region.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
An analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, an independent watchdog, provides another way to parse the gap between the Trump-Vance rhetoric and reality.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
The private jet friendly bonus depreciation provision adds to heavy criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan watchdogs who say the bill will disproportionately help the rich and hurt the poor.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Support networks and neighborhood watchdog groups are blooming across the region.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
An analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, an independent watchdog, provides another way to parse the gap between the Trump-Vance rhetoric and reality.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
The private jet friendly bonus depreciation provision adds to heavy criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan watchdogs who say the bill will disproportionately help the rich and hurt the poor.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
Noun
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By the end of 2017, body cameras — a tool for both accountability and investigation — were in use for all Chicago Police Department patrol officers, which allows jurors and courtroom observers to watch, to some extent, a police shooting unfold.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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However, that claim could not be verified, with the judge ruling that the animal patrol officer did not adequately look to see if food and water were provided and if the horses were properly fenced on the property while performing a welfare check on May 7, according to court records.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Wolf packs, by contrast, show high heterogeneity - pack members take on distinct roles as hunters, scouts, or caregivers - and coordinate effectively within their group.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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But new evidence suggests the practice might have been more widespread, hinting that our ancestors were not just hunters but clever fat-finders too.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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What’s the background for the Hall of Fame? In 2002, a group of local journalists and longtime observers of the cultural scene inducted a dozen worthy individuals into the first class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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There has been longstanding tension within the Republican ranks between the MAGA movement and more traditional conservatives, but observers say Trump's recent actions, such as supporting Ukraine, are crucial for his political future and the GOP's prospects in the 2026 midterms.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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One of the pooches was giving birth to puppies as police and animal rescue groups went room by room, recovering scores of dogs from the E. 66th St. home near National Drive in Mill Basin.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Officials said 15 adult dogs and one 4-week-old puppy were taken from the property, and that later, four of the dogs went into labor and had puppies.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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Mutu plants her bronze figures in the gardens like sentinels from another world.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Conservationists Annemarie van Doorn and Luke Playford watch over the region like sentinels.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Anduril makes everything from small drones to sentry towers used to police the U.S.-Mexico border systems to enable pilotless vehicles.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Examples of this include Labrador retrievers, Shetland sheepdogs, pugs and basset hounds.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Fisherman Aesthetic: Old English Sheepdog Described as gentle giants, Old English sheepdogs are both cuddly family members and hard-working farm dogs.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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The council will also consider measures to hold parents and guardians accountable for their children's actions, including fines and parenting classes for repeat violations.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 July 2025
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Riding on the laurels of military success in Iran, Netanyahu and Trump envision themselves as guardians of the free world.—
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen,
Time,
7 July 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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