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derail

[dee-reyl] / diˈreɪl /
VERB
run off a track
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Don’t let your loyalty derail your financial future.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

It isn’t clear whether a surging supply of shares can derail a market that has a lot going for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

Factional divisions and opposition to talks with the United States exist within the Iranian hierarchy, but such splits will not suffice on their own to derail the negotiating process, analysts say.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 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

“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

Concerns around fuel costs — the second-highest cost for airlines after labor — had derailed Delta Air Lines’

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 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

China could well mediate the reconciliation, advancing the process that was thought to have been derailed by Iran’s war on its neighbors.

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

Unless they've derailed, you pretty much know where to find them.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

For now, he is focused on derailing the Nexstar-Tegna deal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 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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