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.
Examples of guard against in a Sentence
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Many of the task force’s recommendations were reflected in the Electoral Count Reform Act, which outlines how electoral votes are counted, to guard against election subversion.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
The guidelines are in place to guard against even the appearance of public officials having a conflict of interest in conducting business on behalf of taxpayers.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
One way to guard against these scams, says Budorin, would be to establish an industry-wide standard for new crypto tokens, mandating features in the code that prevent developers from abusing their control over large amounts of the token.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Risks in all of these areas must be carefully assessed and guarded against.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Existing international agreements intend to protect civilians in the line of fire, not guard against systemic threats to civilians around the world.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
To guard against any burden of administering this act, the legislation also establishes an 18-month grace period before implementation.
—Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
To keep young people safe while using payment apps, money experts suggest taking these extra steps to guard against scams and overspending.
—Kimberly Palmer Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
OpenAI has not yet released its video technology for Sora, except to outside testers to figure out how to guard against misuse.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
The guidelines are in place to guard against even the appearance of public officials having a conflict of interest in conducting business on behalf of taxpayers.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
One way to guard against these scams, says Budorin, would be to establish an industry-wide standard for new crypto tokens, mandating features in the code that prevent developers from abusing their control over large amounts of the token.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Risks in all of these areas must be carefully assessed and guarded against.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Existing international agreements intend to protect civilians in the line of fire, not guard against systemic threats to civilians around the world.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
To guard against any burden of administering this act, the legislation also establishes an 18-month grace period before implementation.
—Pam Kohl and Bill Kiser, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
To keep young people safe while using payment apps, money experts suggest taking these extra steps to guard against scams and overspending.
—Kimberly Palmer Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
OpenAI has not yet released its video technology for Sora, except to outside testers to figure out how to guard against misuse.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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