derail
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Don’t let your loyalty derail your financial future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Discovery — a last-ditch effort to derail a deal that would transform Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Opposition from them or other major investors could still derail the transaction, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
It didn’t happen overnight, but by using these techniques I slowly learned how to manage my anxiety so that it wouldn’t derail my career.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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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
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
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
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Concerns around fuel costs — the second-highest cost for airlines after labor — had derailed Delta Air Lines’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Once hailed as one of Britain's brightest young talents, her promising career was derailed by injuries, and she found herself outside the world's top 1,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, the Fed’s hawkish stance “appears to have derailed the debasement trade, where assets such as gold were favored over currencies vulnerable to inflation, fiscal and monetary excess.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
If a year of protests could halt Tesla’s momentum, there’s no reason SpaceX’s surge can’t also be derailed.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 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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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
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
The Gunners boss was then asked how he can prevent this form rolling into the rest of the season and derailing their Champions League and Premier League campaigns.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
“Is this derailing the underlying fundamentals? We think the answer is no.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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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