watchdog

Example Sentences

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The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog said attacks near Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant "pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop".

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Their son, Asit Jansari, said he appealed to the financial watchdog, which prompted the bank to revisit the payment, and as a result it had reimbursed the full amount.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, the agency’s internal watchdog, recently seized records and a computer from the office of Kara Voorhies, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

A couple who were tricked into paying £2,500 for fake flights have had their money reimbursed by their bank following an appeal to the financial watchdog.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Well,” continued the watchdog impatiently, “since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking.”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster