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Discover LudwigThe word "derails" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to a situation or event in which something goes drastically wrong and prevent a successful outcome. For example: "The meeting went well until a disagreement between the two sides derailed the discussions."
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derails
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Third person singular of derail
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"Seeing how their feelings get hurt by their peers," he said, "on purpose or not, it derails them for the rest of the day.
When fiscal consolidation turns on a predetermined debt ratio to be achieved at a predetermined point in the future, the primary surpluses needed to hit those targets are such that the effect on the private sector undermines the assumed growth rates and thus derails the planned fiscal path.
If red tape and government meddling derails the promising reforms to criminal prosecutions, it would, sadly, not be new or surprising.
If Mr. Obama's visit, or a resumption of negotiations, derails the recent Palestinian strategy of leveraging the new United Nations status for international sanctions against Israel, Mr. Zomlot added, "it's a disaster".Which tends to back up the hard-headed view of Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard, who believes "there's not going to be a two-state solution".
But an insuppressible appetite derails many dieters from the path to success.
Those who stayed found themselves in empty or failing schools.Critics argue that shutting schools destabilises and, in some cases, derails the academic progress of pupils.
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Twitter's listing will be the most eagerly anticipated tech-company flotation since Facebook's, early last year.Assuming that nothing derails it, Twitter's IPO will be significant for several reasons.
It derails the building of essential infrastructure, as corrupt leaders skim funds.
But unless it is sufficiently well anchored, credit creation can also support unsustainable paths...Like a piece of rubber that stretches too far and eventually snaps, the self-reinforcing interaction between credit creation, asset prices and the real economy can lead to a build-up of financial imbalances that eventually derails economic activity.
His recitation of his notable skills derails their plan, and, when he declares himself to be an orphan with no one in the world but these court-appointed daughters, the pirates depart empty-handed.
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