Example Sentences
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NHK aired footage from elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region on Kyushu island showing several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train and a number of houses threatening to topple over.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Draper's initial comeback earlier this season was derailed by tendinitis in his knee and the three-time ATP Tour winner had not played for more than two months before his return at Eastbourne in June.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
If an agreement as superficial as the memorandum of understanding — which deferred thornier issues for late negotiations — was derailed, then there’s little option other than repeated cycles of violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Concerns around fuel costs — the second-highest cost for airlines after labor — had derailed Delta Air Lines’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
All the kisses and endearments in the world couldn’t have derailed the momentum building up in District 8.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
