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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

Both developments threaten to derail a potential deal to reopen the strait, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is transported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

That said, you’ll be in an even stronger position if you know unexpected expenses — whether medical costs, long-term-care needs or other surprises — won’t derail your financial security.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

While tragedy struck in spring 2025, it didn't derail Diomande from his professional path.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

It had been stupid, unthinkably stupid, to let Paolo derail her.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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

“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

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

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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

Rail services on a busy line in the South East are being cancelled this weekend after a train carrying 150 people derailed in East Sussex.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Open in 2009, looked poised to supercharge the sport, but never would win another major, his career repeatedly derailed by wrist and other injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

NHK aired footage from elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region on Kyushu island showing several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train and a number of houses threatening to topple over.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Coach never asked me to keep his secret—how anger derailed his career.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“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

At one point early on, high levels of soil contaminants become a concern at fields across the region, almost derailing the whole season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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