derail
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Senior U.S. officials have responded by trying to avoid public confrontations with Beijing that could overshadow or derail plans for the summit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The disaster could also derail Shah's ambitious reform agenda.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
And it doesn’t take a guilty verdict to derail a life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Now rising Treasury yields are threatening to temporarily derail the rally.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Indeed we did. However, not even that bit of bad luck can derail our juggernaut!”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
“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
In the new book, Roy Grace travels from East Sussex to London in the royal train, which derails, and Camilla helps passengers onboard.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
But the nearby data center completely derailed her plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Known for its ultra-low prices and rapidly produced clothes, the Chinese-founded behemoth's stock sale in the Asian financial hub comes after IPO plans for New York and London were derailed under regulatory scrutiny.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Courage is fear that’s said its prayers, son,” Bernadette tells John as he recovers from having his path derailed by a familiar spoiler.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
The first step was to figure out what about this event could be easily derailed.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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
“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
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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