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derail

[dee-rayl] / diˈreɪl /
VERB
run off a track
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It’s time to derail the “fire Lincoln Riley” train.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Even if the financing becomes unviable, he doubts the timing mismatch between capex and revenue won’t derail the cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Offord described Reform's slip into third place as "irritating" but said it would not "derail" their objectives.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Investors are wondering if steep inflation and increased borrowing costs could derail the AI buildout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I have abandoned my intricate routine of gel, comb, mousse, straightening iron, curling iron, and hairspray...that would totally derail us getting to school on time.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

When Evans derails the conversation again, a new question pops up — an occurrence in this film as natural and frequent as breathing.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 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

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

Could it now be the catalyst to repair a campaign that looked to have been derailed in just two months.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“But thus far, I think the growth story is challenged, but not derailed in any way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Billy Bush, the veteran on-air host whose career was derailed by a crude off-camera conversation he had with President Trump in 2005, has signed on as a contributor to Fox News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was made of immense granite slabs each one the size of a train car and all piled up as if derailed.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

“It sucks,” he said of the injury derailing him down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

A military campaign in Lebanon risks derailing those gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

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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