guard against
Example Sentences
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The central bank has made no progress toward its 2% goal since mid-2025, including after cutting rates three times late last year to guard against a labor-market slowdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He adds that the government wants to help all the reputable providers "survive", and to guard against any informal "bad competition".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Such “related party transactions” are legal, within limits, but are required to be reported to guard against conflicts of interest and to protect clients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
To guard against the risk of losing a license, some bars only take Massachusetts IDs, as Scott Ogilvie found out on a trip in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Military and naval intelligence units, he said, have the situation well in hand and are taking proper local steps to guard against saboteurs and spies.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
