safeguard
Example Sentences
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Participants need a safeguard in this regulatory vacuum, and plan sponsors need a fiduciary firewall.
Critics argue that the bill lacked safeguards and the debates in the Lords had "exposed further problems".
From BBC
Just like sinks and bathtubs have overflow drains to prevent spills, human cells appear to have a similar built-in safeguard.
From Science Daily
A majority of lawmakers voted in favour of the measures on Thursday, but added a series of safeguards to ensure the US honours its side of the deal struck last July.
From BBC
Both state and federal safeguards already exist to govern data use and prevent pricing coordination, making local ordinances targeting software redundant and potentially counterproductive.
From Los Angeles Times
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