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watchdog

noun

Definition of watchdog

as in patrol

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Recent Examples of watchdog The Primary isn’t the first to establish itself as a watchdog for the watchdogs. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Regional airlines have mostly recovered to pre-conflict capacity levels, but the EU’s aviation watchdog issued a fresh warning advising airlines to avoid airspace over much of the region. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Some gambling experts warn there’s effectively no watchdog for this new culture-betting frontier. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 The allegations against Khan were first reported to the court’s independent watchdog. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for watchdog

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Noun

The rider was thrown from the motorcycle and hit the metal guardrail, coming to rest on the right shoulder, according to the patrol.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The response included patrol officers, the department’s behavior health response team and a civilian clinician.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Definition of patrol

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Historian Casey Pallister argues that the brief but intense era of the bone hunters, those who scoured the land for the bones, should be better known.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of hunter

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But the project, which is supported by the Tibetan government, has also raised concerns among international observers.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Particulars matter Haiti observers warn that considering the country’s vexing history with electoral fraud, violence, problematic votes and post-election crises, the particulars of its electoral machinery do matter.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of observer

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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Meanwhile, in Ischia Ponte, the Castello Aragonese stands sentinel over a causeway that connects it to the rest of the island.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

Definition of sentinel

Noun

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
How do sheepdogs successfully steer small groups of erratic sheep?

— Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 11 June 2026

Definition of sheepdog

Noun

From Newt's family making first contact with a Facehugger to a wonderfully tense sentry gun sequence, Cameron's extra footage enhances a classic.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
The former is heralded with a blast of horns; the latter guards its inner sanctum behind Tobie Windham’s officious sentry.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of sentry

Noun

Firefighters said in a Facebook post that the sweet pup was located using a drone, which found the pooch paddling by himself in San Francisco Bay.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
The park is dog-friendly; just be sure to keep your pup on a leash while exploring the trails.

— Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

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