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 Between the lines: Kines is most concerned about the rate at which AI is being deployed and developed — with limited guardrails. Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 Helping kids grow up with devices intentionally and carefully, with guardrails across the internet, apps, and devices in general, should be a no-brainer simple. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 These eliminated mainstream media as the gatekeepers ensuring the public discourse was largely confined within certain guardrails of civility and shared narrative. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 One of the internet’s biggest platforms, X, removed many of its guardrails as its owner, Elon Musk, fully embraced Donald Trump’s run for president. Angela Yang, NBC News, 27 Dec. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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