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watchdog

[woch-dawg, -dog] / ˈwɒtʃˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /


NOUN
guard dog
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A new report from the federal government’s top healthcare watchdog raises new fears about what is happening to residents in many U.S. nursing homes once the visitors have left.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

According to 20k, a Hungarian election integrity watchdog tracking the social media activity of political actors during the election, Magyar's posts on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram receive twice the level of engagement of Orbán's.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A host of tech giants including Facebook and YouTube are under investigation for potentially breaching Australia's world-leading social media ban for under-16s, the nation's online watchdog said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Data from the tests would be made available to the DfE and schools' watchdog Ofsted, ministers said, but would not be published for individual schools to be used as a measure.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Both terrified and incensed, the savage watchdog thundered around, tipping over another table and three more chairs—napkin holders bounced across the floor; a sugar bowl shattered.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols