derail
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The incident saw 10 wagons of the 25-wagon train derail, causing 446,000 litres of fuel to spill, and about 300 people had to leave the area due to the blaze.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the ethical challenges shouldn’t derail the Clarity Act, Armstrong says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Downs: To know when not to derail something is a very hard thing to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
That said, you’ll be in an even stronger position if you know unexpected expenses — whether medical costs, long-term-care needs or other surprises — won’t derail your financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
You told me that if you didn’t give her up, the baby was going to derail your life.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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A striking photo of homes ablaze under the headline "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" dominates the front of the Times.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“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
I need to get her out of here before my family derails my life just as it’s getting started.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Their reunion on the field was brief — the Dodgers re-signed Heyward for the 2024 season and then, his first half derailed by injuries, released him in August — but it was still sweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
Railway services were plunged into chaos after a train derailed in Essex.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Preparations were being made on Friday for the use of a crane to remove the derailed carriages.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
These stories spread the false claim that Slave Power agents had derailed the President’s train and killed his son, Bennie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, warned on Tuesday that violations of the ceasefire framework risked derailing broader diplomatic progress.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
But the war is derailing his chances at a major career moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
For now, he is focused on derailing the Nexstar-Tegna deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
This was the only way to keep Cynthia from disrupting and derailing the entire lesson.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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