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has derailed

  • present perfect of derail (3rd person singular).

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It’s the question that has derailed many a pub quiz team over the years: which two nations contested the first international cricket match?

From BBC May 29, 2024

After lunch and up the road, Oregon duels with Arizona State in a stadium that has derailed Duck dreams in the past.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2023

The affair has derailed protracted talks on a potential bilateral trade deal.

From Reuters Sep. 19, 2023

But goaltending has derailed more than a few hundred favored hockey teams in the history of the sport, and this year is no different.

From Washington Times Apr. 15, 2023

Train has derailed 3 miles west of Kelso.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2023