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

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

Italy’s competition watchdog launched an investigation into Booking.com for potentially misleading users about accommodation value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“Who care for house? No rent, my people no eat. So I stay. Like a watchdog with family away. Ten years now, I am watching. Ten years, without my Nonnie.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord