watch·dog
ˈwäch-ˌdȯg 
ˈwȯch-
1
: a dog kept to guard property
2
: one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices
watchdogged; watchdogging; watchdogs
: to act as a watchdog for
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
The same watchdogs who issued that report have a new one: that shortfall could hit $1.7 billion.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
What To Know For the first time, the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed that Israeli strikes damaged not only above-ground structures but also the main underground centrifuge facility at Iran's Natanz uranium-enrichment site.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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Noun
The Lotto Report became something of a watchdog publication, railing against rule changes and the lottery commission’s wasteful spending.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
The same watchdogs who issued that report have a new one: that shortfall could hit $1.7 billion.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
What To Know For the first time, the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed that Israeli strikes damaged not only above-ground structures but also the main underground centrifuge facility at Iran's Natanz uranium-enrichment site.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchdog. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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