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Recent Examples of guardrails
Bad actors can make a copy of them and remove the guardrails against malware.
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Anthropic has sought to distinguish its brand from OpenAI and other rivals by publicly emphasizing AI safety, highlighting its guardrails for keeping the technology in line.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Internet sports gambling is flourishing in Florida and the 31 other states that have legalized it, and few guardrails prevent problem users from swiping away hundreds or thousands of dollars.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Studios or brands can subscribe to a number of different tiers, with the enterprise tier, which Grobler says meets industry standard in terms of AI guardrails, costing $1,200 per month.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Congress members from both sides of the aisle have introduced broad legislation for more guardrails in recent months.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
On the question of guardrails, Valentine pointed to a recent incident in which Anthropic inadvertently exposed internal source code for its Claude coding tool, offering a rare public glimpse into how frontier AI labs protect their models.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The union was also focused on bolstering guardrails around the use of generative AI, specifically by regulating the training of AI tools on members’ scripts or the licensing of scripts to train those tools.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
Huo Jingnan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Anthropic has sought to distinguish its brand from OpenAI and other rivals by publicly emphasizing AI safety, highlighting its guardrails for keeping the technology in line.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Internet sports gambling is flourishing in Florida and the 31 other states that have legalized it, and few guardrails prevent problem users from swiping away hundreds or thousands of dollars.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Studios or brands can subscribe to a number of different tiers, with the enterprise tier, which Grobler says meets industry standard in terms of AI guardrails, costing $1,200 per month.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Congress members from both sides of the aisle have introduced broad legislation for more guardrails in recent months.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
On the question of guardrails, Valentine pointed to a recent incident in which Anthropic inadvertently exposed internal source code for its Claude coding tool, offering a rare public glimpse into how frontier AI labs protect their models.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The union was also focused on bolstering guardrails around the use of generative AI, specifically by regulating the training of AI tools on members’ scripts or the licensing of scripts to train those tools.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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Don’t forget to use it on all steps and railings.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hold on to railings when available.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rails of the ship were crowded with crew members who cheered and used iPhones to capture and distribute the moment.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Bogey’s Image, ridden by Teddy Davies, appeared to win, only for a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to delay the result as spectators waited along the rails.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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