watchdog

Example Sentences

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He is pushing to install an inspector general inside the executive office of the President, a watchdog position that has never existed there despite being standard across the rest of the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Sarah Corden, the research and policy director for the farmer-led watchdog organization Farm Action, said that the disproportionate aid payments and murky framework are “fairly typical,” but called the rollout “problematic.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

All from a nonprofit that developed much of its reputation by positioning itself as a watchdog against such abuse—an organization that has criticized Cointelpro’s injustice again and again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The announcement by the DoJ's internal watchdog comes amid criticism from lawmakers over how the files were released, and millions of other files that have not been made public.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He knew that the town had a reputation of being hostile to slaveholders, had heard vaguely of a Reverend John Rankin who served as watchdog and guardian of runaways— Even so.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry