derail
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Ultimately, he believes there's little chance the leaks will "derail the potential success of the game".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Downs: To know when not to derail something is a very hard thing to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
These developments threaten to derail a possible deal to reopen the Strait, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically 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
To derail this morbid train of thought, I tried changing the subject again.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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“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
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
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Mediobanca—itself Assicurazioni Generali’s top shareholder—last year saw an offer for Banca Generali derailed by its own investors, who failed to approve the move after a top shareholder abstained from the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their reunion on the field was brief — the Dodgers re-signed Heyward for the 2024 season and then, his first half derailed by injuries, released him in August — but it was still sweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The considerable momentum Alabama Shakes built was derailed, and it wasn’t entirely clear if a third LP would ever arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Work has begun on removing the carriages of the train that derailed near Lewes with 150 people on board.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But when they coincidentally find themselves rubbing shoulders despite belonging to different phrases, the reader will be derailed.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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“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
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
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