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safeguard

[sayf-gahrd] / ˈseɪfˌgɑrd /




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Newton said: "These projects may sound small, but they're helping safeguard the future of the city."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

But he plans to keep one key safeguard in place: Agents wouldn’t be fully autonomous and would only act on specific criteria set by the client.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“No nation, even one as capable and confident as ours, can safeguard them alone,” said Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi’s oil giant ARAMCO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

SAL said it has a responsibility to safeguard both the singer’s legacy and the people involved in maintaining it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"But we can't destroy it. We have to safeguard it—for all we know, this might be the last coin of its kind in the world."

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

In previous tests, OpenAI was reportedly warned that agents might slip their safeguards and attack an unintended target while seeking creative solutions to the challenge.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The force said lessons had been learned, procedures changed and additional safeguards introduced for victims of police-perpetrated abuse.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

On Wednesday, prosecutors from eight US states also sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a rival AI lab that could go public next year, for allegedly concealing certain risks and implementing inadequate safeguards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

But Xuan and Zhang, the attorneys said, were able to sidestep what few safeguards exist in the generally unregulated U.S. surrogacy industry by creating their own firm, Mark Surrogacy Investments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dupont, after all, would not have known who had been given the replicas of the diamond; he had no insight into the last-second safeguards of the museum.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Radio frequencies needed for weather forecasts, early warning systems, climate monitoring and water management must be safeguarded against the growing threat of interference from emerging technologies, the United Nations said on Monday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The force added that the "day of action" had led to a number of individuals being safeguarded.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

We cautiously removed the heavy stone that safeguarded Rosa’s eternal rest and slid the white coffin from its niche.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Dr Sarah Redvers, who was a named safeguarding GP, said she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

She added that the government was committed to safeguarding the welfare and interests of Bangladeshis abroad.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The deal, which is aimed at safeguarding Europe’s struggling auto sector, includes more flexibility with decarbonization rules and provides incentives for investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“We continuously invest in safeguarding the systems and data we maintain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Who is safeguarding the consumer to see that no residues of dieldrin or heptachlor are appearing in milk?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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