derail
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Bank of America is reassuring clients that bond yields have to spike much higher than presently to properly derail the AI trade.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
But conservation groups have criticised the move, saying it could derail long-term efforts to recover the endangered wolf populations.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
He also warned that a return by the United States to "a policy of pressure and threats could derail the path of diplomacy".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
And it doesn’t take a guilty verdict to derail a life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He went into detail, discussing exactly what these angry citizens might do to attempt to derail the collaboration.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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“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
My sudden shaking derails my mom’s questioning and sends her into doctor mode.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Mediobanca—itself Assicurazioni Generali’s top shareholder—last year saw an offer for Banca Generali derailed by its own investors, who failed to approve the move after a top shareholder abstained from the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
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
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
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
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