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Recent Examples of guardrail
Communities around Illinois have resisted data centers, and there's bipartisan interest in creating guardrails for them, but the split between environmental concerns, labor, and the data center industry is significant.
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Nikoel Hytrek, CBS News, 17 June 2026
At one point, his car rolls to a stop on a slippery road short of hitting a guardrail.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Concerns about the activities of third-party claims purchasers had convinced Judge Wilken that the court needed to put up some guardrails on the process.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
The guardrail wraps everything in Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
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Nikoel Hytrek, CBS News, 17 June 2026
At one point, his car rolls to a stop on a slippery road short of hitting a guardrail.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Concerns about the activities of third-party claims purchasers had convinced Judge Wilken that the court needed to put up some guardrails on the process.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
The guardrail wraps everything in Too late!
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrail
Noun
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Rushing’s eyes traveled along the railing, noting his teammates all on the top step, all relying on him.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The Huntington is back and truly better than ever with plenty of the early-day residential touches intact, including the lovely wrought iron railings on the staircases and mail slots in the hallways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The robot is powered by an electric battery, and designed to work either by navigating on rails or on smooth concrete floors, with minimal or no re-design of the infrastructure.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Here, the journey itself is the extravagance, turning slow, long-distance rail into something decidedly cinematic.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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