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derail

[dee-rayl] / diˈreɪl /
VERB
run off a track
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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The energy shock is unlikely to derail Asia-Pacific’s economic expansion as artificial-intelligence-related investment powers the region’s tech exports, S&P Global Ratings economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But conservation groups have criticised the move, saying it could derail long-term efforts to recover the endangered wolf populations.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

That could derail retirement plans, especially for those who have used their full estimated benefits to determine how much money they can rely on every month in retirement alongside any withdrawals from their retirement savings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The disaster could also derail Shah's ambitious reform agenda.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

A universe where he does derail it but Natasha is able to fix it.

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

In the new book, Roy Grace travels from East Sussex to London in the royal train, which derails, and Camilla helps passengers onboard.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

My sudden shaking derails my mom’s questioning and sends her into doctor mode.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Part of what derailed the bill was a dispute between the banking lobby and crypto companies over whether crypto platforms can offer interest-like rewards to stablecoin holders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

But the nearby data center completely derailed her plans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

“I daresay my efforts have been derailed not because of my difficulties with etiquette but because of Miss Anderson’s treachery.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

“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

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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