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Recent Examples of guardrails
Seaver said that the lottery would create guardrails and limits for people playing online.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
ByteDance could follow the lead of OpenAI, which put up significant guardrails on Sora 2 following a similar outcry last fall, and then entered into a partnership with Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The verdict closes a chapter of one of South Korea’s biggest political crises, a saga that has been full of dramatic twists that have tested the country’s democratic guardrails.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
But app fatigue is real, and Senn says the team is actively thinking about retaining integrity—how to build guardrails that prevent wallets from going the way of email and SMS, buried under spam.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The boundaries of academic freedom can be blurry, and several scholars in higher education have advocated for clearer guardrails.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Both unions won a number of protections, including guarantees of compensation should actors’ images be used to create digital doubles and guardrails on studios’ ability to replace human labor with AI.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
ByteDance could follow the lead of OpenAI, which put up significant guardrails on Sora 2 following a similar outcry last fall, and then entered into a partnership with Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The verdict closes a chapter of one of South Korea’s biggest political crises, a saga that has been full of dramatic twists that have tested the country’s democratic guardrails.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
But app fatigue is real, and Senn says the team is actively thinking about retaining integrity—how to build guardrails that prevent wallets from going the way of email and SMS, buried under spam.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The boundaries of academic freedom can be blurry, and several scholars in higher education have advocated for clearer guardrails.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Both unions won a number of protections, including guarantees of compensation should actors’ images be used to create digital doubles and guardrails on studios’ ability to replace human labor with AI.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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The first-floor entrance lobby and six-story atrium, including terrazzo floors, concrete walls, skylights and brass railings, are also recommended for protection and not to be altered.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Another two guest bedrooms are situated on the upper floor, with all three spilling out to a travertine terrace with frameless glass railings.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The hotel also has 20 ADA-compliant rooms across all floors, plus 27 rooms designed around older guests with bathroom rails and shower benches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Then things really went off the rails when we somehow got locked into a discussion about Israel and Palestine.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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