watchdog
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The Charity Commission watchdog had banned Campbell in 2024 after identifying "multiple instances of misconduct" at her charity, Fashion for Relief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The controller is the state’s fiscal watchdog, responsible for auditing government agencies, administering payroll for state employees and reuniting abandoned assets with their owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The police watchdog has criticised a force after call handlers told a family raising mental health concerns to ring a locksmith.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Federal Reserve’s independent watchdog said Wednesday it found no evidence of administrative misconduct and no grounds to refer anyone for criminal prosecution over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Kelton’s father is out in the garage making masculine metallic noises, and Kelton seems to be everywhere at once, like a watchdog obsessively checking that everything in his world is secure.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
If Paxton wins, an incomplete picture of his finances could prevent watchdogs from evaluating his conflicts of interest as a senator, Holman and others said.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Through it all, neighbors have been vigilant watchdogs, monitoring Duryea’s social media for potential malfeasance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ethics watchdogs expressed dismay this week over the deals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Bank watchdogs in the U.S. such as the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency don’t currently mandate banks to monitor prediction markets.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
“You must excuse my gruff conduct,” the watchdog said, after they’d been driving for some time, “but you see it’s traditional for watchdogs to be ferocious...”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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
Mike Terry, the event’s organizer and emcee, said his goal was to get more citizens engaged in watchdogging local elections and government.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 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 A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
