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railroaded

  • past participle
    of railroad.
    railroad
    noun
    a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
  • past tense form
    of railroad.
    railroad
    noun
    a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.

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The Clippers are howling in protest, vehemently rejecting the league’s conclusions and stating they’ve been railroaded by a “heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

They also trusted the word of McBride, who has made a name for himself nationally as an outspoken — and controversial — advocate for officers who believe they’ve been railroaded by their departments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2024

Like other actors including Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino, Julia Ormond, briefly a major star in the 1990s, has alleged in a lawsuit that Weinstein railroaded her career.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

But Mr Webber's mother Emma said the CPS had not consulted them, and said they had been "rushed, hastened and railroaded", while Mr Coates's son James said Calocane had "got away with murder".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

If I had been railroaded, the authorities would have known how I’d gotten it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela