guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgärd-ˌrāl 
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially
: a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points
Examples of guardrail in a Sentence
the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
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Fire officials said one car rolled over and went through a guardrail causing heavy damage.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Finance/technology Trump revoked former President Biden's artificial intelligence guardrails and has since signed executive orders aimed at bolstering the country's competitiveness in AI and tech.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Their back-and-forth comes as political and business leaders are meeting at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit today in Paris to discuss how to create effective guardrails for AI without stifling innovation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Enacted in 1946 on the heels of the New Deal's expansion of governmental administration, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) became both the foundation and a guardrail for all regulatory actions coming from the executive branch.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Finance/technology Trump revoked former President Biden's artificial intelligence guardrails and has since signed executive orders aimed at bolstering the country's competitiveness in AI and tech.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Their back-and-forth comes as political and business leaders are meeting at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit today in Paris to discuss how to create effective guardrails for AI without stifling innovation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Enacted in 1946 on the heels of the New Deal's expansion of governmental administration, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) became both the foundation and a guardrail for all regulatory actions coming from the executive branch.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgär-ˌdrāl
: a protective railing placed along dangerous areas (as of a road)
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