guardrails

plural of guardrail
as in railings
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

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Recent Examples of guardrails Here’s why some Republicans are urgently calling for a special session to establish guardrails. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 But the next governor of Florida could play a key role in determining the extent to which there are guardrails around the industry, and the spending makes clear who the political action committees and their donors see as their best bet for governor. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Production readiness should include evidence that the agent improves outcomes with clear safety guardrails. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 But with open source models, these classifiers can easily be stripped away and the guardrails that might be trained into a model can also easily be jailbroken. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 July 2026 In the days before Lutnick’s previous decision to force the models offline, senior administration officials became increasingly concerned that users could circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 June 2026
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Noun
  • 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.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • 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
  • Around 70,000 users entered through traditional fiat onramps rather than crypto-native rails, suggesting the platform is reaching beyond crypto's existing audience.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Instead of the heated garage experience some high-rise residents enjoy, cars under the tracks are exposed to the elements and whatever drippings fall off the rails.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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