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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Certain staffers at the Securities and Exchange Commission aren't supposed to disclose such information to guard against affecting stock prices.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Something that should be guarded against, even as the outlook and sentiment for crypto continues to improve, is the potential domination of policy discussions exclusively by a small number of firms.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In addition, about 15 people in the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and about half a dozen from the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, which guards against threats to the power grid and other energy infrastructure, were dismissed.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Becoming more aware of social progress will provide only a temporary guard against feelings of moral decay, especially because of the power of one modern institution: social media.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Something that should be guarded against, even as the outlook and sentiment for crypto continues to improve, is the potential domination of policy discussions exclusively by a small number of firms.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In addition, about 15 people in the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and about half a dozen from the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, which guards against threats to the power grid and other energy infrastructure, were dismissed.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Becoming more aware of social progress will provide only a temporary guard against feelings of moral decay, especially because of the power of one modern institution: social media.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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