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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To guard against the misuse of AI in hiring, New York City in 2021 passed a law that requires companies that use the technology to disclose its use to job candidates. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024 Embiid has dropped about 30 pounds and will wear a knee brace to guard against injuries this year. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 In parallel, federal agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission have carried out enforcement actions to guard against algorithmic harms. Anjana Susarla, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 Like McIntosh, Hunt, 65, is a grassroots political activist who still attends public meetings and protests in a face mask to guard against COVID-19, drawing eye rolls from McIntosh, who protested mask and vaccine mandates while Trump was president. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guard against 

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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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