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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