guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgärd-ˌrāl 
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially
: a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points
Examples of guardrail in a Sentence
the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
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And while the influencer, podcaster, and online content creator space is booming, the indictment shows how open the new media ecosystem is to infiltration, where independent creators operate with few guardrails and little transparency.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
According to the safety watchdog, a 2021 inspection found Adidas’ lack of guardrails and an unsafe ladder could cause employees to fall up to 10 feet down to the floor below.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
Another flaw of the bill is its lack of guardrails to ensure that only low-income tipped workers receive its benefits.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The big picture: In the absence of federal guardrails on artificial intelligence in health care, state governments are figuring out their own rules of the road.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
According to the safety watchdog, a 2021 inspection found Adidas’ lack of guardrails and an unsafe ladder could cause employees to fall up to 10 feet down to the floor below.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
Another flaw of the bill is its lack of guardrails to ensure that only low-income tipped workers receive its benefits.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The big picture: In the absence of federal guardrails on artificial intelligence in health care, state governments are figuring out their own rules of the road.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgär-ˌdrāl
: a protective railing placed along dangerous areas (as of a road)
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