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
Without those guardrails, half of my suitcase could easily be taken up solely by jeans.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The Administration has ginned up a sense of urgency, doing away with brakes and guardrails by insisting that the fate of the nation depends on rapid executive action.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Those that are, including the Cato Institute, worry about the erosion of privacy guardrails.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And gone were the guardrails from squeamish studios.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
When stopping roadside, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Without guardrails, businesses will face lawsuits, government penalties, and eroded consumer trust.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Former California officials who witnessed disruptions and delays as the state tried to adopt new systems, say introducing technology to government is a tricky business and should come with guardrails and transparency.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The Administration has ginned up a sense of urgency, doing away with brakes and guardrails by insisting that the fate of the nation depends on rapid executive action.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Those that are, including the Cato Institute, worry about the erosion of privacy guardrails.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And gone were the guardrails from squeamish studios.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
When stopping roadside, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Without guardrails, businesses will face lawsuits, government penalties, and eroded consumer trust.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Former California officials who witnessed disruptions and delays as the state tried to adopt new systems, say introducing technology to government is a tricky business and should come with guardrails and transparency.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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