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Nuclear plants require uranium – and according to the UN nuclear watchdog, no other country has the kind of uranium that Iran currently does without also having a nuclear weapons program.
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Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog sent inspectors to Iran for the first time since cooperation was suspended with the agency last month.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
While both were later cleared by the Fed's in-house watchdog of wrongdoing, the central bank's Inspector General nevertheless said their trading created the appearance of a conflict of interest.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS FIRST – Nation’s 2 largest teachers unions funneled nearly $50M to left-wing groups, watchdog report says.
—FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog sent inspectors to Iran for the first time since cooperation was suspended with the agency last month.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
While both were later cleared by the Fed's in-house watchdog of wrongdoing, the central bank's Inspector General nevertheless said their trading created the appearance of a conflict of interest.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS FIRST – Nation’s 2 largest teachers unions funneled nearly $50M to left-wing groups, watchdog report says.
—FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
Noun
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Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Officers from the patrol’s East Sacramento office told the tale of the Wednesday morning incident posted to Facebook.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Osaka suddenly has the buzz of the big game hunter who won four Grand Slams out of four.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Todd Williams voices the beloved vampire hunter, though the character maintains the likeness of Ali.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tatum sidesteps a question about whether joining Marvel now — at a moment when many industry observers think the brand is past its peak — made sense.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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As leaves turn colorful, most observers update their reports weekly.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your friend’s dog is probably just as bored as yours, so set up a puppy playdate to tucker them out.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the summit, the ruins of the Castle of Monsanto perch atop the craggy heights like a stone sentinel—offering sweeping views over the Beira Baixa plains.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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As long as the newly estranged parents put on a good face, the children—and their adorable sheepdog Panda (who won the prestigious Palme Dog award at Cannes)—seem to take the split in stride.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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