watch·dog
ˈwäch-ˌdȯg 
ˈwȯch-
1
: a dog kept to guard property
2
: one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices
watchdogged; watchdogging; watchdogs
: to act as a watchdog for
Examples of watchdog in a Sentence
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Rachel Zimmerman, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The 19-person watchdog panel also looked at regulations, ordinances and agenda packets from board meetings.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Agents from the Time Variance Authority (the multiverse watchdogs first introduced in Disney+ series Loki) then arrive to pluck him from his reality and bring him to their boss, Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen), who tasks him with a greater mission.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 June 2024
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Noun
The clarity of my new vocation as a ferocious watchdog mother infused my entire nervous system.
—Rachel Zimmerman, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The 19-person watchdog panel also looked at regulations, ordinances and agenda packets from board meetings.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Verb
Democratic lawmakers and ethics watchdogs such as CREW and the Center for American Progress (CAP) say that doesn't eliminate the conflict of interest because knowing foreign officials stay at Trump properties could still influence him.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Agents from the Time Variance Authority (the multiverse watchdogs first introduced in Disney+ series Loki) then arrive to pluck him from his reality and bring him to their boss, Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen), who tasks him with a greater mission.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 June 2024
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchdog. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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