bird-dog

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Now that we know how the show works, it's easy to bird-dog the secrets hiding in plain sight.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

She said she does the same with her colleagues in Congress during her “never-ending effort” to bird-dog growing legislative efforts to require more scrutiny of Chinese students and scholars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2019

The initial park-heavy, public-ownership vision for the property has, for the most part, been abandoned, although activists continue to bird-dog the development piece by piece as it comes up for permit review.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Everytown also plans to send allies to bird-dog, or publicly question, targeted members of Congress at public events during the upcoming break.

From Time • Jun. 23, 2016

But McAvoy dodged, Rad clapped his hands over his ears, and, even Ned Newton halted like a bird-dog at point.

From Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]