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Recent Examples of watchdog
As promotional spots showing the combatants in fight mode fill the airwaves, the Public Integrity Project watchdog group has filed a lawsuit trying to derail the event.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Dunn believes the comptroller's office should serve as the state's fiscal watchdog aimed at protecting taxpayers and ensuring funds are managed responsibly.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Mitchell pledged to be a watchdog and make sure the proper allocation is heeded.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
That’s according to a new report by the watchdog group Public Citizen, which alleges the contracts are the latest sign of a conflict-of-interest controversy that has dogged the project since its inception.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Dunn believes the comptroller's office should serve as the state's fiscal watchdog aimed at protecting taxpayers and ensuring funds are managed responsibly.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Mitchell pledged to be a watchdog and make sure the proper allocation is heeded.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
That’s according to a new report by the watchdog group Public Citizen, which alleges the contracts are the latest sign of a conflict-of-interest controversy that has dogged the project since its inception.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
Noun
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The state patrol says alcohol wasn't involved and both women were wearing their seat belts.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The officers then raced Lucy to Elliott Key, trading turns with chest compressions en route in their speeding patrol boat as a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter was waiting to take her to a hospital.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The property is famous for thermal baths fed by a spring discovered by medieval hunters, and holds six collective Michelin stars across its restaurants.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Jim Jacobs, the last great long hunter of the eastern mountains, was killed there, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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This clinching game was what many observers expected the series to be like between the defensive-minded teams, but each side watched leads of two-plus goals disappear in the first three games.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Political observers often float Ossoff as a potential 2028 candidate for president, but he's waved away speculation.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The streamer on June 8 dropped an adorable photo of the real Great Dane puppy, as well as a brief teaser video that shows Scooby-Doo sniffing around in the woods before being picked up by Shaggy.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Clement is a great choice to play the innocent, affable idiot — the type of guy whose sad, puppy-dog face begs for immediate forgiveness and whose silly sense of humor makes giving in all the more inviting.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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Dozens of health organizations and research groups have formed an independent surveillance network to track the presence of dangerous pathogens in community wastewater—a sentinel for potential outbreaks.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 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
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The incident occurred while one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) was returning from its sentry duties off Bentinck Island.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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The sentries notified the camp; barricades went up; three women lay down on the highway.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
12 Nov. 2025
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The pup had likely collided with a cholla, and its spines — barbed like fishhooks — were embedded across his face, legs, stomach and paws.—
Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Edinburgh Zoo announced that its capybara pup has been named Bru following a public vote.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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