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watchdog

noun

Definition of watchdog

as in patrol

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as in hunter

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Recent Examples of watchdog Platte County Auditor The Platte County Auditor serves as the chief accountant, financial watchdog, and budget officer for the county. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 On Monday, a police technology watchdog group sued Park, claiming that her office refused to turn over information related to dozens of Flock devices in her district. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 In some cases, Choudri or others overrode internal objections to approve the expenses, the watchdog found. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 By the end of 2025, there were 274 fewer full-time ethics officials, according to a recent analysis of federal survey records by the government watchdog group Campaign Legal Center. — Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watchdog

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Noun

An earlier version of this story included an incorrect name and gender for the victim in the crash, based on information from the highway patrol.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week, a highway patrol spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of patrol

Noun

Among his trophies are an Alaskan moose and caribou, wild boars, bears, whitetail deer, Catalina goats and more mule deer bucks than some hunters see in a lifetime.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hunter

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Only the prolonged application of his best puppy-dog eyes and an earnest threat of self-harm softens up the old girl, but with caveats.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
James Bowshier and his wife walked into their local animal shelter to look at a puppy but another dog caught their attention.

— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

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The vast Puya de Raimondi forest is on your doorstep, where thousands of giant bromeliads—the largest on the planet—rise like sentinels over the highlands.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Tuna are also ecologically important apex predators and serve as sentinels of ocean health.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 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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Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of sentry

Noun

That extra piece of siding near the entrance helps prevent wind and rain from entering the dog house, keeping your pup dry and warm in the winter.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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