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noun

watchdog

a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste

In a sentence

Six example sentences with watchdog, each labelled with its topic.

  • An independent watchdog reviews every contract above a million dollars and publishes its findings before the council votes.

    Politics

  • The market watchdog fined three brokers for routing client orders to the desk that paid the largest rebate.

    Finance

  • A volunteer watchdog group samples the river weekly and posts the results where every resident can read them.

    Environment

  • The privacy watchdog fined the app maker for collecting location data from children, and the tracker was gone within a week.

    Technology

  • The drug safety watchdog withdrew the approval after reports piled up that the label had understated the side effects.

    Medicine

  • The competition watchdog blocked the merger, arguing that two supermarkets controlling the region would raise prices.

    Economics

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