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derail

[dee-reyl] / diˈreɪl /
VERB
run off a track
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Injuries, subpar performances by Rams players and coaches, and outstanding clutch play by opponents — see the 2025 Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks — could derail the Rams’ presumptive date with destiny.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Don’t let your loyalty derail your financial future.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

World number one Sinner, who defeated Jan-Lennard Struff earlier on Tuesday, will be hoping to derail the Serb's efforts in a repeat of last year's semi-final.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Opposition from them or other major investors could still derail the transaction, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

There is, for example, a universe where Samuel Kingsley does not derail his daughter’s life.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

“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

He’s worried about a crisis—like what happened with the nuclear industry—that sparks drastic policy changes that derails development.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

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

If an agreement as superficial as the memorandum of understanding — which deferred thornier issues for late negotiations — was derailed, then there’s little option other than repeated cycles of violence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Concerns around fuel costs — the second-highest cost for airlines after labor — had derailed Delta Air Lines’

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

His initial comeback earlier this season was derailed by tendinitis in his knee and the 2024 US Open semi-finalist had not played for over two months before his return at Eastbourne last week.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, the Fed’s hawkish stance “appears to have derailed the debasement trade, where assets such as gold were favored over currencies vulnerable to inflation, fiscal and monetary excess.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 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

“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

But the war is derailing his chances at a major career moment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Midway through this season, though, it looked like things were derailing for Palace.

From BBC Apr. 16, 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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