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Recent Examples of watchdog
These scams, which often come in cycles, are reportedly on the rise nationwide, according to reports submitted to BBB's Scam Tracker and a recent alert from watchdog group Scambusters.
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Abreanna Blose, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
According to an August report from the Office of Inspector General, the watchdog arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs, all 139 Veterans Health Administration facilities in the country have reported severe occupational shortages, a 50% increase from last year.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
His company saw a 2,408% increase in flaring immediately following new wells being drilled and a 692% increase in flaring overall in 2023, according to emails unearthed by environmental watchdog organization Fieldnotes and shared with ProPublica and Inside Climate News.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost weighed in on the latest case of a conservative watchdog group claiming a Greater Cincinnati school district is violating anti-transgender state laws that have no method of enforcement.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Abreanna Blose, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
According to an August report from the Office of Inspector General, the watchdog arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs, all 139 Veterans Health Administration facilities in the country have reported severe occupational shortages, a 50% increase from last year.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
His company saw a 2,408% increase in flaring immediately following new wells being drilled and a 692% increase in flaring overall in 2023, according to emails unearthed by environmental watchdog organization Fieldnotes and shared with ProPublica and Inside Climate News.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost weighed in on the latest case of a conservative watchdog group claiming a Greater Cincinnati school district is violating anti-transgender state laws that have no method of enforcement.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchdog
Noun
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Mop-up and patrol will continue where appropriate to secure and strengthen containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shortening the season could also concentrate hunters who already apply persistent pressure on Mearns’ quail in their limited range, Russell told the commission.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Indiana, frog hunters can harvest 25 American bullfrogs or green frogs a day.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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The roughly 680-mile-wide (1,090 kilometers) dwarf planet would pass in front of the background star at an angle visible only to observers in northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic during daylight hours.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement But observers still contend that MAHA’s strategy lacks teeth.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Merlin is a cockapoo puppy, a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle, and has become an overnight social-media sensation after millions watched his attempt to get some frying bacon.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In her puppy photo, little Ginger sits beside one of her siblings.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the summit, the ruins of the Castle of Monsanto perch atop the craggy heights like a stone sentinel—offering sweeping views over the Beira Baixa plains.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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As long as the newly estranged parents put on a good face, the children—and their adorable sheepdog Panda (who won the prestigious Palme Dog award at Cannes)—seem to take the split in stride.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The survivors watched in terror as their guardian was relieved of his suit.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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