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When he first crossed paths with James, Dambrot was several years removed from a scandal that had derailed his once-promising coaching career.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

In a statement posted on Telegram, Sergei Aksyonov said that wagons loaded with grain had derailed and no one was injured.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

She added that an estimated eight train cars had derailed and that the cause was under investigation.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

He noted that two other Norfolk Southern trains had derailed in recent weeks.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2023

From afar it brought to mind a bad train wreck, as if scores of ghostly white boxcars had derailed at the lip of the ice cap and tumbled down the slope willy-nilly.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer