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 And lighter regulation from the coming Trump administration could mean less guardrails. The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024 According to the Biden administration, that order has resulted in requirements for major AI developers to share their safety test results with the federal government and directed federal agencies to establish guardrails for the use of AI systems. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024 Are there any guardrails against that kind of conduct happening again? Obed Manuel, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024 Harnessing the power of agentic AI effectively will require a multistakeholder approach–businesses, governments, nonprofits, and academia working together to create guardrails and guidelines. Marc Benioff, TIME, 25 Nov. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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