guard against
phrasal verb
guarded against; guarding against; guards against
: to try to keep (something) from happening
Clean the wound to guard against infection.
That's the sort of thinking we have to guard against.
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New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
To guard against runners and other forms of malfeasance, Manteris maintained a cutting-edge surveillance system.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Moreover, by resisting rate cuts, Powell guards against inflation, which disproportionately affects working people who spend most of their income on necessities such as groceries and rent.
—Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Last year, county supervisors voted to set up a new homelessness department and remove money from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, after long-standing concerns that agency failed to properly guard against fraud and waste.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
To guard against runners and other forms of malfeasance, Manteris maintained a cutting-edge surveillance system.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Moreover, by resisting rate cuts, Powell guards against inflation, which disproportionately affects working people who spend most of their income on necessities such as groceries and rent.
—Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Last year, county supervisors voted to set up a new homelessness department and remove money from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, after long-standing concerns that agency failed to properly guard against fraud and waste.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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