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Recent Examples of guardrail
Langford lost control and hit a guardrail, according to police.
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Just as financial markets and pharmaceuticals drugs are regulated to protect society, so too must the AI agents shaping our future be subject to robust guardrails.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Especially considering Grok is integrated into one of the world’s most popular social networks – and one where the old guardrails around the spread of misinformation have been removed.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the program, and Ring’s accompanying Neighbors app, have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Just as financial markets and pharmaceuticals drugs are regulated to protect society, so too must the AI agents shaping our future be subject to robust guardrails.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Especially considering Grok is integrated into one of the world’s most popular social networks – and one where the old guardrails around the spread of misinformation have been removed.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the program, and Ring’s accompanying Neighbors app, have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrail
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The Rays got a slight scare in the eighth when third baseman Junior Caminero momentarily grabbed, then dropped a foul ball and crashed over the railing, through the netting into the stands.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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With her hands leaning over the railing, her fingers finally came to the clasp.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Brightline, which started service in 2018 in South Florida and now carries passengers over a 235-mile rail line between Miami and Orlando, has been piling up significant financial losses despite steady gains in ridership.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Instead, the remaining pairs are either going off the rails or just starting to gain steam.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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