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Recent Examples of watchdog
Alliance San Diego, an election watchdog group, raised concerns that eliminating primaries could hurt write-in candidates.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The official said WhatsApp had since disrupted the hacking effort and was referring targets to Canadian internet watchdog group Citizen Lab.
—Raphael Satter and James Pearson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The American people deserve independent, unbiased, qualified, credible, and experienced watchdogs looking out for our interests.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
Emily Byrne, executive director of the nonprofit watchdog Connecticut Voices for Children, said the organization was pleased with the decision but bracing for an ongoing fight.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The official said WhatsApp had since disrupted the hacking effort and was referring targets to Canadian internet watchdog group Citizen Lab.
—Raphael Satter and James Pearson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The American people deserve independent, unbiased, qualified, credible, and experienced watchdogs looking out for our interests.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
Emily Byrne, executive director of the nonprofit watchdog Connecticut Voices for Children, said the organization was pleased with the decision but bracing for an ongoing fight.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
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But until then, Sally Gale says, the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade will remain on patrol every night escorting newts, frogs, toads and turtles safely across the road.—
Stephanie O'Neill,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
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According to the South Korean air force, the bilateral exercise is aimed at enhancing the alliance's capabilities in executing joint operations such as air support and combat patrols.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Many hunters have wrestled with how seriously to take the threat of CWD.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Then in December 2010, more than 12 years after Rutledge’s disappearance, a hunter stumbled across a human skull — but no other remains — in the woods near the Cumberland River in Nashville about 30 or 40 yards from the road, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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Sachs has been a distinctive observer of New York life in movies like Keep the Lights On, Love is Strange and Little Men.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The comet's sudden increase in luster tempted not a few observers to search for it during the daytime.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The veterinary staff provided a lick mat with treats as a distraction, but didn't properly restrain the puppy, according to the OP.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Read Next Texas Firefighters ‘worked tirelessly’ to save puppy from a storm drain.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Jan. 2025
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An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Canine work also includes some of the partnerships that have been the backbone of human-dog coevolution, such as guarding, herding, hunting, and acting as sentry.—
Jessica Pierce,
TIME,
15 Dec. 2024
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Or Walter Matthau — with his legendary hangdog face — walking his sheepdog.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Viewers were brought to tears after an owner decided to keep several of a mama dog's puppies and raise them as sheepdogs.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The remaining students were released to their parents or guardians.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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In Isola, Marguerite’s jealous guardian accuses her of having an affair with his servant.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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