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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One thing Canadian teams, including the Raptors, do to guard against currency unpredictability is hedge against the volatility of the Canadian dollar, most commonly with futures contracts — agreeing to buy a product or currency for a pre-set price on a specific date in the future.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
California utilities also face extreme financial risk from wildfires, which are hard to guard against completely and can create billions of dollars in liabilities.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The sharp rise in inflation after the Covid-19 pandemic led to a rush of new investment products to help people guard against higher prices, but the performance of different inflation-fighting ETFs was mixed.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
One major change recommended by the WHO for the next flu season is an update to an ingredient that guards against strains of the virus called H3.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
California utilities also face extreme financial risk from wildfires, which are hard to guard against completely and can create billions of dollars in liabilities.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The sharp rise in inflation after the Covid-19 pandemic led to a rush of new investment products to help people guard against higher prices, but the performance of different inflation-fighting ETFs was mixed.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
One major change recommended by the WHO for the next flu season is an update to an ingredient that guards against strains of the virus called H3.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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