on the watch
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Or to put Wall Street on the watch for new highs.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
But Meta AI glasses are new, and while those devices aren’t as common, adults are on the watch now.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Second-year interior lineman Dontay Corleone - whose nickname, of course, is “The Godfather” - is on the watch list for the Bednarik Award, given to the best defensive player in college football.
From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023
The reply is garbled, but a Coast Guard marine broadcast shortly after told seafarers to be on the watch for a yellow life raft.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
At first they took care to remain in cover and continually on the watch for cats.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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