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Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK which is in favour of a change in the law, said he hopes MPs will "look past renewed attempts to derail this long-overdue change".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Downs: To know when not to derail something is a very hard thing to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

These developments threaten to derail a possible deal to reopen the Strait, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“For seniors who require ongoing care, exceeding asset or income limits can delay coverage, force private pay, or derail carefully laid plans.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

She was a determined woman who didn't let the shooting derail her from her goals.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

“Most people think of retirement risk in terms of market crashes,” said Jeff Judge, a certified financial planner in Forest Hill, Md. “Healthcare is the one that actually derails the most plans I’ve seen.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Their closeness derails Rausch’s “three steps ahead” scheming.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

If the ongoing scientific debate "derails that effort to try and understand if they're bad for us, that's not helpful", he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

In the new book, Roy Grace travels from East Sussex to London in the royal train, which derails, and Camilla helps passengers onboard.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

My sudden shaking derails my mom’s questioning and sends her into doctor mode.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

When I wrote last year about this group of longtime friends whose reunion got derailed by indecision, text-chain confusion and hurt feelings, it struck a chord with readers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Work includes examining the accident site, the derailed train and railway infrastructure.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Open in 2009, looked poised to supercharge the sport, but never would win another major, his career repeatedly derailed by wrist and other injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

NHK aired footage from elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region on Kyushu island showing several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train and a number of houses threatening to topple over.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

All the kisses and endearments in the world couldn’t have derailed the momentum building up in District 8.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

At one point early on, high levels of soil contaminants become a concern at fields across the region, almost derailing the whole season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

According to a Bloomberg report, Iran is mulling pausing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to prevent derailing future negotiations with the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

Asian equities rose and oil prices were relatively stable early Friday, as the U.S. raced to keep Israel’s war in Lebanon from jeopardizing the fragile cease-fire and derailing talks with Iran this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Most geopolitical strategists don’t see the war derailing U.S.-China relations even though China has been the primary buyer of Iran’s oil and a major financial lifeline.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

This was the only way to keep Cynthia from disrupting and derailing the entire lesson.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds