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safeguard

[seyf-gahrd] / ˈseɪfˌgɑrd /




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It applies to monuments and architecture, but also works of art and books, requiring states to safeguard and respect cultural property and refrain from any actions that might endanger it.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

When I had the privilege of becoming owner and chairman, it was like being entrusted with something precious to safeguard and help develop for the future.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

In conversations with executives both in the room and in debriefings afterward, Sonnenfeld said business leaders told him they wanted more discussions on ways to safeguard against AI and its possibilities for harm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The theft-prone models lack a critical safeguard called an engine immobilizer pioneered in the mid-1980s, when more than 60,000 cars a year were stolen in Los Angeles alone.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

But the new High group, unlike all its forerunners, did not act upon instinct but knew what was needed to safeguard its position.

From "1984" by George Orwell

With over 100 signatories, the letter called for diversity in evaluations and operational safeguards to help evaluators maintain independence.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

But anything ambitious, like agreeing to slow development or craft global safeguards, is likely out of reach.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The Hugging Face hack instead points to switched-off safeguards, tasks assigned without a valid exit, rewards for persistence, and an internet-accessible proxy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But these safeguards are easily bypassed by "tuning kits" or software hacks that make them capable of running much faster, sometimes in excess of 40mph.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Before the fronts of the buildings were sensible safeguards against demons of any kind.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

These kinds of investigations hint at a larger reality in the Ecuadorean province, where modern life bends around an ecosystem so fiercely safeguarded that wildlife effectively holds legal right of way.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Robert Gunn, station director of Sizewell B, said the deal would ensure hundreds of jobs were safeguarded.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"Our national heritage and environment must be safeguarded from greed and unnecessary destruction without public participation," he added.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

During the service, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in the congregation, the Catholic leader called for "greater room for freedom" and human dignity to be safeguarded.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

According to the Pukhtunwali code of panah, or asylum, if a person asks for protection against his enemies, the person, in this case Osama, would be safeguarded at all costs.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Sister Anna Maria Doolan, safeguarding lead for the Sisters of Nazareth, said the order welcomed and supported the government's apology for forced adoptions.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

"All the safeguarding guidance in the world makes no difference to the safety of babies if those to whom concerns are expressed do nothing."

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Thirlwall added that "no-one seems to have understood that safeguarding action is required when a member of staff is suspected of causing deliberate harm - and does not require colleagues to be sure of guilt".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

It warns that safeguarding election integrity is a prerequisite for any candidate’s viability, regardless of message.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But her main accomplishment may have been inadvertently to keep new ideas about Amazonian history from the public eye—ideas about its past that may, according to their advocates, play a role in safeguarding its future.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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