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Earlier this year, The Times reported on allegations that the church attempted to “derail” the case against Masterson by harassing law enforcement officials involved in his criminal trial.

Her life derailed, she was taken in by mental health services, misdiagnosed as having a mental illness, given medication and therapy.

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However, advancing that process has been derailed by the ongoing war in Gaza and Arab anger over the suffering of the Palestinians.

From BBC

Speaking to the BBC, director Morgan Neville said he had wanted to address the controversy, but the sequence ultimately derailed the story he was trying to tell.

From BBC

The Azerbaijani president's comments are unlikely to derail talks behind the scenes, which are largely about getting more cash for poorer countries to help implement their climate plans.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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