derailment
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Origin of derailment
Example Sentences
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Mr. Vance co-sponsored the bill with then Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown after Norfolk Southern’s destructive derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
It is not clear what caused the derailment, although media reports suggested the tram had taken a sharp corner too quickly, as it turned out of Vittorio Veneto street.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Rail journeys on Southern, Thameslink and the Gatwick Express remain severely disrupted following an early morning derailment and a signal failure in south-east London.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, such as expenses related to its tie-up with Union Pacific and continued costs from its freight-train derailment in Ohio, earnings were $3.22 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Chances are his train was late, because in 1984 there was a fire somewhere on the New York system every day and a derailment every other week.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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