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But investors should focus on a healthy economy and what could derail it.

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Alma and Hank are both tenure-track, a phrase that implies that they must remain affixed to their path or get derailed.

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But the government is facing a challenging autumn Budget, not least because a rebellion by Labour MPs derailed a plan to save billions on welfare spending earlier this year.

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She hid her pregnancy for almost 20 weeks out of fear that her career might be derailed, according to the lawsuit.

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The incident threatens to derail the harmony that McLaren, through careful, thoughtful and open management, have so far managed to maintain between the two drivers.

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

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