watchdog
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In June, he said the airline would "reluctantly" stop charging parents to sit next to children after a watchdog investigation was opened, but insisted its previous policy complied with laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
North Korea has built a new two-storey uranium enrichment facility, the head of the world's nuclear watchdog said this week, calling it a cause for "serious concern".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
DeFlock, an anti-surveillance watchdog that has mapped the locations of Flock cameras using verified crowdsourcing, has identified about 13,000 in the state.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Information about any potential attempt to evade the controls on donations is for the police to consider,” the U.K. election watchdog said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
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
Ethics watchdogs expressed dismay this week over the deals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Regulators and global watchdogs have repeatedly asserted that hantavirus is unlikely to reach the same scale of public-health risk as Covid-19.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Fiscal watchdogs have warned that the spending trends will leave California in a precarious position if the stock market tanks and tax receipts bottom out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Native Australians kept captive dingos as companions, watchdogs, and even as living blankets, giving rise to the expression “five-dog night” to mean a very cold night.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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 A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
