derailment
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Origin of derailment
Example Sentences
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Stripping out one-time costs, such as expenses related to its tie-up with Union Pacific and continued costs from its freight-train derailment in Ohio, earnings were $3.52 a share in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Following the derailment at Selhurst and the signal failure at London Blackfriars and Norwood Junction, GTR took the decision to issue a "do not travel" alert.
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
The working theory for investigators is that a crack in one of the rails might have caused a derailment.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 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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