as in railing
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 guardrail Without guardrails, red lines or a strategy to de-escalate, further conflict remains in the cards. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 While each case is serious in its own right, these developments, viewed collectively, paint a hugely unsettling picture of governance in Orange County — one that raises significant concerns about the guardrails meant to protect the public. Tri Ta, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024 Like humans, they will be evaluated and will have guardrails. Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024 Granite Guardian Models Along with the Granite 3.0 2B and 8B models, IBM also announced a Granite Guardian 3.0 model, which acts as a guardrail for inputs and outputs of other Granite 3.0 models. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guardrail 

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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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