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derail

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




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Bank of America is reassuring clients that bond yields have to spike much higher than presently to properly derail the AI trade.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

And it doesn’t take a guilty verdict to derail a life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Success requires a willingness to forgo bathroom breaks, a perfect sense of timing, and sheer luck that a train delay won’t derail a run.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 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

“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

The train of thought derails as soon as the server at Smoke House presents a large silver tray, its display slices of cakes layered and its pies adorned with ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 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

But the nearby data center completely derailed her plans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Known for its ultra-low prices and rapidly produced clothes, the Chinese-founded behemoth's stock sale in the Asian financial hub comes after IPO plans for New York and London were derailed under regulatory scrutiny.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

“Courage is fear that’s said its prayers, son,” Bernadette tells John as he recovers from having his path derailed by a familiar spoiler.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

New claims are emerging about the risks residents faced after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed near East Palestine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

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

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

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

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

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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