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

For more than a generation, the National Championship, bird-dog classic of America, had been run near Breton Junction where, two weeks later, Burton got off the train and was met by Ferris.

From Frank of Freedom Hill by Derieux, Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur)