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“The buildout has too much momentum for either party to derail; power, permits and people are the real constraints,” the analysts at said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Rams beat the Chargers by 13, so miscues by the special teams didn’t derail them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Doing that, however, could derail the retirement planning of millions of Americans, as it could affect those in or near their Social Security–claiming years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Anthropic’s success depends on its ability to develop and release increasingly powerful AI models, and the company faces unique risks that could derail its business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The freight trains are longer and seem to glide more smoothly, roll more rapidly, and derail less frequently.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

“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

The train of thought derails as soon as the server at Smoke House presents a large silver tray, its display slices of cakes layered and its pies adorned with ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 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

England boycotted their fixture against Zimbabwe in Harare at the 2003 World Cup - a decision which ultimately derailed their campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The intentional burning of vinyl chloride in derailed tanker cars sent a cloud over the town of 4,500 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

It raised the question for some within the game about whether a loan at Villa should be viewed with caution, and whether other players' careers could be derailed in the way Elliott experienced.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

None of the thirty-six cars had been hung—they stood on the ground like the coaches of a derailed train—but the wheel itself was ready for its first rotation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

But that’s not a new development: The chart above shows that has happened multiple times before, without derailing the longer-term uptrend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Pezeshkian also warned Tuesday that a return by the United States to "a policy of pressure and threats" risked derailing diplomatic efforts to end the war.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A military campaign in Lebanon risks derailing those gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

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

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds