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handrails

noun

plural of handrail

as in railings

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Coffee on the porch, boats pulled from shore, wet towels over railings, late light moving through the trees.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Reviewers have added them to fishing docks, pool fences, stair railings, and more.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

Definition of railings

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With its polished English oak paneling and ornate Louis XIV-style wrought-iron balustrades presided over by a torch-wielding bronze cherub, the opulent atrium is remembered by historians as both the main thoroughfare and architectural crown jewel of the legendary liner.

— Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Cotton Exchange has fanciful touches on the exterior, including faux columns and balustrades, and a fountain at the front of the building, dominated by a gryphon, a mythic creature that is part lion, part eagle.

— Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of balustrades

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Earlier this week, TMZ published a video that appeared to show massive white staircase banisters being craned into the building.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Cheval Blanc Courchevel’s mustard exterior suggests a traditional, Savoyard scene of reindeer rugs and bannisters carved with twee hearts and cowbells inside.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

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Both groups back some degree of guardrails and even overlap in areas like the need to protect children online.

— Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 9 July 2026
If the executive branch continues expanding its equity investments, Congress should establish clear statutory guardrails governing ownership, oversight, disclosure, and operational independence before those holdings become much larger.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of guardrails

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Grab bars — rails attached to walls, particularly in bathrooms — help provide balance and prevent falls, preventing serious injuries, said Jim Christian, founder of the effort to push Medicare to cover the devices, Safety Bars for America.

— Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
That has left developers with no option other than to construct elaborate guardrails that prevent injected prompts from forcing LLMs to go off the rails.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

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