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Recent Examples of guardrail
Prior to the race, Bores, a former tech industry employee, had coauthored and successfully passed the high-profile RAISE Act, which had implemented guardrails and safety requirements on frontier AI companies; a version of his bill was signed into state law last year.
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Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
Lawmakers passed a new law in 2025 that put additional guardrails on forensic testing in Colorado and opened up a specific legal path for people impacted by flawed testing to seek post-conviction relief in court.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 June 2026
Leading the Future supports lighter guardrails around the burgeoning AI industry than Public First Action does.
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Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The same multiple legal guardrails aren’t present in extended custody battles.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
Lawmakers passed a new law in 2025 that put additional guardrails on forensic testing in Colorado and opened up a specific legal path for people impacted by flawed testing to seek post-conviction relief in court.
—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 June 2026
Leading the Future supports lighter guardrails around the burgeoning AI industry than Public First Action does.
—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The same multiple legal guardrails aren’t present in extended custody battles.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrail
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Neusch saw a couple of the house’s fire-andys roll along the balcony, their extinguisher nozzles deployed over the railings, pumping clouds of viscous yellow retardant foam into the atrium.
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This 1889 Second Empire–style Victorian in the Gold Coast has a spacious roof terrace with a wrought-iron decorative railing, space for alfresco dining and lounging, and lake views.
Noun
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The heat also worsened damage to infrastructure, with the concrete surface on countless highways breaking up, and a weekend warning by national rail operator Deutsche Bahn to avoid all unnecessary train travel.
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Story’s time in Boston has been marked by setbacks, and this season has been the latest to go off the rails.
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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