guard against

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guard against

verb guards against · guarding against · guarded against

transitive To prevent something unpleasant from happening.

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"guard against." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guard%20against. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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guard against. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guard%20against

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"guard against." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guard%20against.

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@misc{guard_against_2026,
  title = {guard against},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guard%20against},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}