watchdog
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Iran’s foreign minister and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
U.S. considers creating Finra-like watchdog to vet top AI models.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The European Commission, which acts as the bloc's digital watchdog, says new rules are on the way to push for changes to platforms' addictive designs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The government grant required for a home rose 75% from £93,000 to £163,000 in four years, spending watchdog Audit Wales says.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
I sat up to listen to our watchdog prowl the yard, pulling her long chain after her, and that worried me too.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
But California regulators and consumer watchdogs disagree with AT&T on what constitutes a reliable replacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ethics watchdogs expressed dismay this week over the deals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
While StubHub maintains that it strictly prohibits speculative ticketing on its platform, industry watchdogs and frustrated users widely believe the practice remains rampant.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Pilot Mountain joins a growing list of towns and cities nationwide where independent public watchdogs are blowing the whistle on officials’ use of government credit cards known as purchasing cards, or “p-cards.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
When Telemakhos came, the wolvish troop of watchdogs only fawned on him as he advanced.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
John Niles, a transportation consultant who has watchdogged the design since 2006, has come to believe it will work.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2017
Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, D-Corvallis, who has a reputation for watchdogging the state agency and relied on records to uncover abuse herself, said she’s worried the proposed rule protects adults, not vulnerable young people.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
A series of corruption scandals has rocked City Hall, and each candidate says they are the best choice to provide better oversight and watchdogging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
But Bonneville Power also faces more pressure - from those who pay the bills - to control and step up watchdogging of spending.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2019
Megadonors interested in watchdogging the media have instead gravitated to more cautious groups like Mr. Bozell’s Media Research Center.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2017
"I undertake watchdogging in all its branches," said Clo.
From The Lion's Mouse by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
