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"You don't want to mess up," Sending says, adding that the wrong gift could potentially derail any larger objectives.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

But one rate hike has rarely been enough to derail a bull market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

While concerns over AI safety are not likely to derail Anthropic’s IPO plans, experts expect more regulation and safety disclosures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

He also warned that a return by the United States to "a policy of pressure and threats could derail the path of diplomacy".

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

I practically see his mind spinning, his thoughts beginning to derail.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

“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

Unfortunately, the sudden resurrection of the town’s recently deceased derails Dana’s plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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

Shares of Oracle declined 3.5% after Bloomberg reported the company is attempting to put off payments if a New Mexico data-center project gets derailed or fails to come online in 2028 as planned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Billy Bush, the veteran on-air host whose career was derailed by a crude off-camera conversation he had with President Trump in 2005, has signed on as a contributor to Fox News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

At least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after a passenger train derailed in northern France, local officials have said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Only the schedule is constantly shifting, derailed by our lack of a stamp from an official or delayed when Effie breaks one of her high heels.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

“It sucks,” he said of the injury derailing him down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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

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

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds