derail
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Video posted on social media, external showed carriages that did not derail being transported through Lewes station overnight, as recovery work continues at the site.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
The uproar estranged old friends and drew sharp criticism from Jewish organizations and Holocaust survivors, though it did not derail her career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I wasn’t sure if it was a trick question, and seeing how I didn’t want to derail our rock-a-thon of love with a wrong answer, I kind of hedged, although what I said was true.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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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
“I don’t see anything that derails economic or earnings growth,” said Amanda Agati, chief investment officer at PNC’s asset management group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 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
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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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
British Transport Police said three carriages derailed, leaving several people trapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They were strong confident guys who were too cool and funny to be derailed by a cruel comment or a size-related mishap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mom was on track to be the next Venus or Billie Jean or Steffi, except something derailed her career for good: She got pregnant with yours truly.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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“True financial independence means you reasonably control what allows you to live the life you want without external things derailing you,” Welborn said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
For now, he is focused on derailing the Nexstar-Tegna deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
If it proceeds with a hike to curb inflation and buoy the yen, it risks derailing a fragile economic recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 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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