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Derailed from her speech, she opened the envelope and read it swiftly and silently, then returned to introducing a clip of her film without comment.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2022

Derailed by the opening hole, McIlroy shot a 5- over 75 in the final round at Winged Foot, extending his winless streak in majors to 21 straight.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2020

He distributed Witherspoon’s 2002 film The Importance of Being Earnest and produced Aniston’s 2005 film Derailed.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2019

The community gadfly and bête noire Jesse Singal’s recap of the Zhao controversy in Tablet carried the headline “How a Twitter Mob Derailed an Immigrant Female Author’s Budding Career.”

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2019

I spoke to Harvard professor Francesca Gino, author of Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan, about her research on the power of rituals to improve our lives.

From Time • Oct. 27, 2015