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are derailing
verb
To cause to come off the tracks.
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How can that be explained, when falling incomes are derailing Osborne's plan, boosting the deficit and draining support from the Conservatives?
"There is an unbelievable number of potential threats to the stock market, but none of them are derailing the market yet," Mr. Golub said.
The violence and the government's failure to prosecute those responsible are derailing efforts to heal the country's wounds nearly two years after the end of its civil war, the group said.
The Obama administration's plans for Congress to smoothly extend the tenure of Robert S. Mueller III as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are derailing, raising an outside chance that he may have to temporarily step down early next month.
Get clear on which of these mistakes are derailing your job search so that you can finally transition into a new and fulfilling role.
Public Transport Racists are Derailing Australia's Racism Debate.
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Trains are derailed and serious consequences often occur.
Besides, exactly what type of career would I be derailing?
An unstoppable growth train, mighty China, is derailing.
If you really think we're derailing, leave a reasonable comment saying why you think so.
But the Trump administration may already be derailing it.
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