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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Francis urged political leaders to guard against religious extremism and warned Catholics not to force their faith on others during a 2024 visit to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
One suit received class-action status for hundreds of women housed at the prison in spring 2024, leading to an unprecedented settlement that secured numerous protections and an independent monitor to help guard against further abuse.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Indeed, in 1967, a group of those countries created the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partly to guard against external interference.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
This guards against social engineering and phishing attempts that often target new domain registrants.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
One suit received class-action status for hundreds of women housed at the prison in spring 2024, leading to an unprecedented settlement that secured numerous protections and an independent monitor to help guard against further abuse.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Indeed, in 1967, a group of those countries created the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partly to guard against external interference.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
This guards against social engineering and phishing attempts that often target new domain registrants.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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