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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However, the Administration should go one step further, recognize the anti-competitive consequence of passive and guard against any 401 (k) structure that disproportionately rewards size—either for managers or potential borrowers.
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Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Michael McCoy struggled at left guard against Louisville and has allowed five pressures in 122 pass-blocking snaps.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Kuhr said he’s gone all the way back to McCoy’s tape from his days in Denver (2009-12, 2017) and San Diego (2013-16) to guard against the unknown of what the Titans’ offense might look like under his direction.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
On top of earlier bans on the export of rare earth mining technology, Beijing last week also blocked any Chinese national from working for overseas rare earth facilities to guard against intellectual property transfer.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Michael McCoy struggled at left guard against Louisville and has allowed five pressures in 122 pass-blocking snaps.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Kuhr said he’s gone all the way back to McCoy’s tape from his days in Denver (2009-12, 2017) and San Diego (2013-16) to guard against the unknown of what the Titans’ offense might look like under his direction.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
On top of earlier bans on the export of rare earth mining technology, Beijing last week also blocked any Chinese national from working for overseas rare earth facilities to guard against intellectual property transfer.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Guard against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guard%20against. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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