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Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK which is in favour of a change in the law, said he hopes MPs will "look past renewed attempts to derail this long-overdue change".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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

A bad wrist can derail a career, and if you don’t believe that, consider Juan Martin del Potro, the brilliant fireballer from Argentina who beat Roger Federer to win the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The states are teaming up to try to derail Paramount’s merger, and have snared preliminary victories — prompting a concession from Paramount to put the merger on hold until after the trial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

To derail this morbid train of thought, I tried changing the subject again.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

“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

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

The eight-carriage train was travelling at about 65 mph when it derailed - within the 70mph speed limit - and the driver had begun to brake as the train approached the site.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

When I wrote last year about this group of longtime friends whose reunion got derailed by indecision, text-chain confusion and hurt feelings, it struck a chord with readers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Twenty people have been injured, two seriously, after a train derailed in East Sussex and a major incident was declared.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

They were strong confident guys who were too cool and funny to be derailed by a cruel comment or a size-related mishap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Citra wondered how Scythe Curie knew that, but wasn’t about to let herself be derailed.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“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

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

Midway through this season, though, it looked like things were derailing for Palace.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Most geopolitical strategists don’t see the war derailing U.S.-China relations even though China has been the primary buyer of Iran’s oil and a major financial lifeline.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

This was the only way to keep Cynthia from disrupting and derailing the entire lesson.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds