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Recent Examples of watchdog
The Statesman is shining a spotlight on this election with news, in-depth enterprise reporting, exclusive watchdog stories, and our Voter Guide Q&As with candidates answering our questions.
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Colorado Common Cause, a government watchdog group, made public its allegations in the first of several complaints set to be filed to the state’s Independent Ethics Commission this week.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
The legislation, a first of its kind in the country, was sponsored by the California Privacy Protection Agency, the state’s consumer privacy watchdog, as well as several consumer advocacy and privacy rights groups.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The strategy has raised concerns with a federal watchdog agency that has tracked the VA’s IT acquisition, implementation and support strategy for decades, with auditors concerned that the department must first address its shortcomings to successfully modernize.
—Patricia Kime, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Colorado Common Cause, a government watchdog group, made public its allegations in the first of several complaints set to be filed to the state’s Independent Ethics Commission this week.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
The legislation, a first of its kind in the country, was sponsored by the California Privacy Protection Agency, the state’s consumer privacy watchdog, as well as several consumer advocacy and privacy rights groups.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The strategy has raised concerns with a federal watchdog agency that has tracked the VA’s IT acquisition, implementation and support strategy for decades, with auditors concerned that the department must first address its shortcomings to successfully modernize.
—Patricia Kime, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
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During the search for Kenney, Charleston police deployed multiple resources, including K9 units, an underwater recovery team, the police’s unmanned aerial system team and harbor patrol.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Parlier is a patrol officer in district two and works on the department’s wellness team.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Given a head start, contestants have to survive for 30 days, checking in every 24 hours and pursued by five armed and deadly hunters who are never short of tip-offs from the public.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The catch is that he’s being stalked by McCone (Lee Pace), a hunter with an impeccable catch-and-kill record, and his psychopathic goons.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Russia has leaned heavily on its air power throughout its nearly four-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine, although Western observers have deemed its performance underwhelming; aircraft have often hammered Ukraine with destructive aerial attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Many observers point to their growing popularity as evidence that China is winning the race to dominate new technologies.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In between snuggles and breathless puppy kisses, guests learn to harness the dogs and drive sleds.—
Susan B. Barnes,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The world’s lakes are considered sentinels of climate change and are warming dramatically as global temperatures rise.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The pair later designed pieces for various regiments of the Royal Guards, the sentries protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace in London.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
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The United States has traditionally acted as the guardian of this system.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kids aged 7 to 18 can also walk in for the shot without a prescription, as long as a parent or guardian gives consent and talks it over with the pharmacist.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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