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derail

[dee-reyl] / diˈreɪl /
VERB
run off a track
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Antonyms
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“I also think you have outliers of the party that sometimes suck all the oxygen out of the room and maybe derail that message.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Don’t let your loyalty derail your financial future.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The strikes, the second round in just 24 hours, pose the strongest threat yet to derail efforts to reach a permanent peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

There was a brief point when, by targeting leg side, Devine threatened to derail England but Bell - a much-improved death bowler - returned to have her lbw in the 16th over.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Maybe all the things I’m feeling for Natasha are just excuses to make it derail.

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

“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

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

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

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow laments not having an opportunity to play in the postseason after another elbow injury derails his season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

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

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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

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

The injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, not only derailed a possible title run that season, but also upended the Trojans’ trajectory for the next one.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

I couldn’t bear the weight of being the reason his life was derailed.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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

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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