Example Sentences

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Kenya's doctors' union and government watchdogs have opposed the plan saying it risks exposing local populations.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Regulators and global watchdogs have repeatedly asserted that hantavirus is unlikely to reach the same scale of public-health risk as Covid-19.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

For fliers caught in the middle, there’s no single rulebook to follow, aviation watchdogs said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Kimmel returned to ABC after a four-day absence, following widespread criticism of the decision to bench him from viewers, media watchdogs, celebrities and other late-night hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

She tries to imagine the watchdogs that Hubert Bazin said lived here for centuries: dogs as big as horses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr